Tranquil Bay Color

#74b8de

Tranquil Bay 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 #8b4721
Complementary Color #de9a73
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.51° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Tranquil Bay Color Sample
Tranquil Bay Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #74b8de

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tranquil Bay Color. The Canadian Tuxedo 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 Sea Rover (#a3d1e2) for more calm effect. Try July as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#de9a73 is the best complementary color to Tranquil Bay. 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 #74b8de complementary color is Burning Sand, 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 Viking are #73decf and #7382de. Thus found on the left and right of #74b8de on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine Blue and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Tranquil Bay.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tranquil Bay palette consists of #decf73 and #de7382 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#de9a73). Try Chenin and Deep Blush colors in combination with #74b8de, 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 #74b8de 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 Tranquil Bay. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tranquil Bay contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burning Sand, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #74b8de 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. Tranquil Bay tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#de9a73) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Burning Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #de73b7 and #73de9a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #74b8de is made of 22% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Tranquil Bay has a hue angle of 201.51°, a saturation of 61.63% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #74b8de is made of 41.57% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black ink.

HEX #74b8de
RGB Decimal rgb(116,184,222)
RGB Percentage 22%, 35%, 43%
CMYK 41.57, 14.9, 0, 12.94
HSL hsl(201.51,61.63%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.51,47.75%,87.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.7364,-11.364,-25.7367)
XYZ xyz(37.5278,43.2679,75.4809)
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