Ocean View 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 | #8d644c |
| Complementary Color | #b38a71 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (202.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ocean View Color. The Ship's Harbour color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Beads (#5a809e) for more calm effect. Try Blue Shell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b38a71 is the best complementary color to Ocean View. 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 #729bb3 complementary color is Sandal, 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 Ship Cove are #71b3aa and #717ab3. Thus found on the left and right of #729bb3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Wild Blue Yonder colors as they work well with Ocean View.
The split-complementary Ocean View palette consists of #b3aa71 and #b3717a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b38a71). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #729bb3, 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 #729bb3 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 Ocean View. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ocean View contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sandal, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #729bb3 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. Ocean View tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b38a71) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Sandal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3719a and #71b38a.
In a RGB color space, hex #729bb3 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Ocean View has a hue angle of 202.15°, a saturation of 29.95% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #729bb3 is made of 25.49% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #729bb3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,155,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 25.49, 9.42, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(202.15,29.95%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(202.15,36.31%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.8906,-7.8753,-16.941) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7975,30.2748,47.0791) |