Costa Rica Blue Color

#77bce2

Costa Rica Blue 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 #88431d
Complementary Color #e19d77
Color Shade: cool cyan (201.31° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 67.65% (better contrasting with white)
Costa Rica Blue Color Sample
Costa Rica Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #77bce2

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Costa Rica Blue Color. The Orleans Tune color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called July (#8bd2e3) for more calm effect. Try Light Budgie Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#e19d77 is the best complementary color to Costa Rica Blue. 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 #77bce2 complementary color is Tumbleweed, 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 Seagull are #77e1d2 and #7786e1. Thus found on the left and right of #77bce2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine Blue and Chetwode Blue colors as they work well with Costa Rica Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Costa Rica Blue palette consists of #e1d277 and #e17786 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e19d77). Try Chenin and Deep Blush colors in combination with #77bce2, 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 #77bce2 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 Costa Rica Blue. Thus Yellow Green and Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Costa Rica Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tumbleweed, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #77bce2 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. Costa Rica Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e19d77) and two others. The Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pastel Green – 120° from the complementary Tumbleweed. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e177bc and #77e19d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #77bce2 is made of 22% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Costa Rica Blue has a hue angle of 201.31°, a saturation of 64.85% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #77bce2 is made of 41.96% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.

HEX #77bce2
RGB Decimal rgb(119,188,226)
RGB Percentage 22%, 35%, 42%
CMYK 41.96, 14.9, 0, 11.37
HSL hsl(201.31,64.85%,67.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(201.31,47.35%,88.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.141,-11.6744,-25.7495)
XYZ xyz(39.3184,45.3794,78.6383)
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