Deep Diving Color

#5e97a9

Deep Diving is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta

Inverse Color #a16856
Complementary Color #a86f5e
Color Shade: mid cyan (194.4° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Deep Diving Color Sample
Deep Diving Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5e97a9

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Diving Color. The Buoyancy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called La Pineta (#577e88) for more calm effect. Try Coelin Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a86f5e is the best complementary color to Deep Diving. 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 #5e97a9 complementary color is Coral Tree, 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 Hippie Blue are #5ea895 and #5e71a8. Thus found on the left and right of #5e97a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Deep Diving.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Deep Diving palette consists of #a8955e and #a85e71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a86f5e). Try Barley Corn and Coral Tree colors in combination with #5e97a9, 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 #5e97a9 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 Deep Diving. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Deep Diving contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coral Tree, Wisteria, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e97a9 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. Deep Diving tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#a86f5e) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Coral Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a85e96 and #5ea870.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5e97a9 is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Diving has a hue angle of 194.4°, a saturation of 30.36% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e97a9 is made of 29.41% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #5e97a9
RGB Decimal rgb(94,151,169)
RGB Percentage 23%, 36%, 41%
CMYK 29.41, 7.05, 0, 33.73
HSL hsl(194.4,30.36%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(194.4,44.38%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.3221,-13.7919,-15.2781)
XYZ xyz(22.8441,27.3775,41.6165)
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