Technical Blue 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 | #a78372 |
| Complementary Color | #8d6858 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Technical Blue Color. The Masuhana Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Space Sparkle (#4a646c) for more calm effect. Try Silver Fir Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d6858 is the best complementary color to Technical Blue. 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 #587c8d complementary color is Beaver, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #588d83 and #58618d. Thus found on the left and right of #587c8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Technical Blue.
The split-complementary Technical Blue palette consists of #8d8358 and #8d5861 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d6858). Try Clay Creek and Au Chico colors in combination with #587c8d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #587c8d 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 Technical Blue. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Technical Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Beaver, Trendy Pink, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #587c8d square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Technical Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8d6858) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spring Leaves – 120° from the complementary Beaver. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d587c and #588d69.
In a RGB color space, hex #587c8d is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Technical Blue has a hue angle of 199.25°, a saturation of 23.14% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #587c8d is made of 20.78% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #587c8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,124,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 20.78, 6.66, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(199.25,23.14%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.25,37.59%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.9934,-8.1478,-13.262) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.0399,18.4131,27.908) |