Water Spirit 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 | #9a5a2a |
| Complementary Color | #d59464 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Water Spirit Color. The Bright Spark color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Club Cruise (#8bc3e1) for more energetic effect. Try Berlin Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d59464 is the best complementary color to Water Spirit. 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 #65a5d5 complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Danube are #64d5cd and #646dd5. Thus found on the left and right of #65a5d5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viking and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Water Spirit.
The split-complementary Water Spirit palette consists of #d5cd64 and #d5646d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d59464). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #65a5d5, 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 #65a5d5 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 Water Spirit. Thus Conifer and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Water Spirit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #65a5d5 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. Water Spirit tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d59464) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d564a5 and #64d594.
In a RGB color space, hex #65a5d5 is made of 21% red, 34% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Water Spirit has a hue angle of 205.71°, a saturation of 57.14% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #65a5d5 is made of 43.92% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black ink.
| HEX | #65a5d5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,165,213) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 44% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 18.82, 0, 16.47 |
| HSL | hsl(205.71,57.14%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.71,52.58%,83.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.3426,-7.0631,-30.6925) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8322,34.4811,67.9813) |