Longitude is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #522a1b |
| Complementary Color | #e4bcad |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.36° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Longitude Color. The Water Nymph 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 Simply Posh (#8cb9d4) for more calm effect. Try Salt Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e4bcad is the best complementary color to Longitude. 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 #add5e4 complementary color is Rose Fog, 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 Regent St Blue are #ade4d7 and #adb9e4. Thus found on the left and right of #add5e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Spindle colors as they work well with Longitude.
The split-complementary Longitude palette consists of #e4d7ad and #e4adb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e4bcad). Try Hampton and Shilo colors in combination with #add5e4, 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 #add5e4 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 Longitude. Thus Deco and Light Orchid giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Longitude contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rose Fog, Light Wisteria, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #add5e4 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. Longitude tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#e4bcad) and two others. The Light Orchid is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Rose Fog. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4add5 and #ade4bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #add5e4 is made of 28% red, 35% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Longitude has a hue angle of 196.36°, a saturation of 50.46% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #add5e4 is made of 21.57% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #add5e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,213,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 35%, 37% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 5.88, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(196.36,50.46%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.36,24.12%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9528,-9.7851,-11.7081) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.0314,62.0742,82.4798) |