Bioluminescence Color

#55eeff

Bioluminescence is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #a10
Complementary Color #fe6655
Color Shade: mid cyan (186° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 66.67% (better contrasting with black)
Bioluminescence Color Sample
Bioluminescence Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #55eeff

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Bioluminescence Color. The Ionized-air Glow color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Berta Blue (#45dcff) for more calm effect. Try Beaming Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#fe6655 is the best complementary color to Bioluminescence. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5ef complementary color is Persimmon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #55febb and #5598fe. Thus found on the left and right of #5ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Dodger Blue colors as they work well with Bioluminescence.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bioluminescence palette consists of #febb55 and #fe5598 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fe6655). Try Texas Rose and Brink Pink colors in combination with #5ef, 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 #5ef offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bioluminescence. Thus Canary and Pink Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bioluminescence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Persimmon, Heliotrope, and Green Yellow split by 90° on the color wheel. #5ef square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Bioluminescence tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#fe6655) and two others. The Pink Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Screamin' Green – 120° from the complementary Persimmon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fe55ee and #55fe66.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #55eeff is made of 15% red, 41% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Bioluminescence has a hue angle of 186°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 66.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55eeff is made of 66.67% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #55eeff
RGB Decimal rgb(85,238,255)
RGB Percentage 15%, 41%, 44%
CMYK 66.67, 6.67, 0, 0
HSL hsl(186,100%,66.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(186,66.67%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.144,-34.6775,-20.0204)
XYZ xyz(52.3708,70.3004,105.4168)
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