Pacific Ocean Color

#92cbf1

Pacific Ocean 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 #6d340e
Complementary Color #f1b892
Color Shade: cool cyan (204° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.88% (better contrasting with white)
Pacific Ocean Color Sample
Pacific Ocean Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #92cbf1

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Pacific Ocean Color. The Oh Boy! 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 Azure Sky (#b0e0f6) for more energetic effect. Try Van Gogh Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#f1b892 is the best complementary color to Pacific Ocean. 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 #92cbf1 complementary color is Tacao, 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 Jordy Blue are #92f1e7 and #929bf1. Thus found on the left and right of #92cbf1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ice Cold and Portage colors as they work well with Pacific Ocean.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pacific Ocean palette consists of #f1e792 and #f1929b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f1b892). Try Khaki and Mauvelous colors in combination with #92cbf1, 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 #92cbf1 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 Pacific Ocean. Thus Sulu and Illusion giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pacific Ocean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacao, Perfume, and Sulu split by 90° on the color wheel. #92cbf1 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. Pacific Ocean tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f1b892) and two others. The Illusion is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Magic Mint – 120° from the complementary Tacao. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f192cb and #92f1b8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #92cbf1 is made of 25% red, 34% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Pacific Ocean has a hue angle of 204°, a saturation of 77.24% and a lightness of 75.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #92cbf1 is made of 37.26% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black ink.

HEX #92cbf1
RGB Decimal rgb(146,203,241)
RGB Percentage 25%, 34%, 41%
CMYK 37.26, 14.9, 0, 5.49
HSL hsl(204,77.24%,75.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(204,39.42%,94.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(79.1412,-8.9356,-24.5471)
XYZ xyz(49.0872,55.1737,91.2815)
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