Windjammer Color

#62a5df

Windjammer is calm, 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 #9d5a20
Complementary Color #df9c61
Color Shade: cool cyan (207.84° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.94% (better contrasting with white)
Windjammer Color Sample
Windjammer Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #62a5df

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Windjammer Color. The Riviera Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Costa Rica Blue (#77bce2) for more calm effect. Try Watery Sea as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#df9c61 is the best complementary color to Windjammer. 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 #62a5df complementary color is Di Serria, 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 Havelock Blue are #61dfda and #6166df. Thus found on the left and right of #62a5df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine Blue and Royal Blue colors as they work well with Windjammer.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Windjammer palette consists of #dfda61 and #df6166 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#df9c61). Try Chenin and Roman colors in combination with #62a5df, 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 #62a5df 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 Windjammer. Thus Conifer and Deep Blush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Windjammer contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Di Serria, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #62a5df 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. Windjammer tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#df9c61) and two others. The Deep Blush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Di Serria. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #df61a4 and #61df9c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #62a5df is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Windjammer has a hue angle of 207.84°, a saturation of 66.14% and a lightness of 62.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #62a5df is made of 49.02% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.

HEX #62a5df
RGB Decimal rgb(98,165,223)
RGB Percentage 20%, 34%, 46%
CMYK 49.02, 22.74, 0, 12.55
HSL hsl(207.84,66.14%,62.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(207.84,56.05%,87.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.6197,-4.6583,-35.7954)
XYZ xyz(31.8114,34.8347,74.8592)
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