Safe Haven Color

#5588aa

Safe Haven is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta

Inverse Color #a75
Complementary Color #a75
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Safe Haven Color Sample
Safe Haven Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5588aa

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Safe Haven Color. The Grey Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cobalt Flame (#4e719d) for more energetic effect. Try National Anthem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a75 is the best complementary color to Safe Haven. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #58a complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #55aaa1 and #555daa. Thus found on the left and right of #58a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Scampi colors as they work well with Safe Haven.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Safe Haven palette consists of #aaa155 and #aa555d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a75). Try Teak and Matrix colors in combination with #58a, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #58a offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Safe Haven. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Safe Haven contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Wisteria, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #58a square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Safe Haven tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a75) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa5587 and #5a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5588aa is made of 22% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Safe Haven has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5588aa is made of 33.34% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #5588aa
RGB Decimal rgb(85,136,170)
RGB Percentage 22%, 35%, 43%
CMYK 33.34, 13.34, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(204,33.33%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,50%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.4928,-7.4168,-23.2567)
XYZ xyz(19.8062,22.4419,41.318)
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