Description and conversion results of color Pacific Blue

It is a neon cyan color having an approximate luminance of 64%. It has a hue value of 191° indicating that this is a cold color.

Some of the most similar colors to this color are Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Blue-green, Cyan (Process), Blue (Munsell), Carolina Blue, Air Superiority Blue, Capri, Deep Sky Blue and Vivid Sky Blue. A little below you will find the most similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors too.

Conversion results

The following list contains the conversion results of color Pacific Blue to RGB, hexadecimal, HSL, HSV, Lab and XYZ colorspaces: each format represents the same color.

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Similar RAL, Pantone and Sherwin-Williams colors

The most important note: in real life paints might have a different shade compared to as they appear on your display. You shall always consult and double-check colors with a professional paint provider before you order.

The following list contains the nearest matching standard colors. The left hexagon is the reference, the right one is the matched color. For each color there is a link to our partner MyPerfectColor.com, where you can buy paints of the corresponding colors.

PANTONE and other Pantone, Inc. trademarks are the property of Pantone, Inc., Sherwin-Williams colors are property of The Sherwin-Williams Company.

Tints, shades and tones

Tints, shades and tones are generated from the base color by adding white, black and gray paint to it respectively. The process results a harmonic color scale.

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Tints

These are the color variants which are generated by adding white color to the base Pacific Blue color. This process results a scale from a neon cyan color to white. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets brigther and brighter.

This color scale contains similar colors to Dark Sky Blue, Sky Blue, Middle Blue, Baby Blue, Light Blue, Non-photo Blue, Light Cornflower Blue, Columbia Blue, Powder Blue, Alice Blue, Azure (X11/web Color), Mint Cream and Cultured.

Shades

These are the color variants which are generated by adding black color to the base Pacific Blue color. This process results a scale from a neon cyan color to black. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets darker and darker.

This color scale contains similar colors to Teal Blue, Metallic Seaweed, Ming, CG Blue, Blue Sapphire, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Deep Space Sparkle, Dark Slate Gray, Outer Space (Crayola), Gunmetal, Charcoal, Dark Jungle Green, Charleston Green, Rich Black (FOGRA29) and Eerie Black.

Tones

These are the color variants which are generated by adding gray color to the base Pacific Blue color. This process results a scale from a neon cyan color to gray. The coldness of the color remains the same as it gets grayer and grayer.

This color scale contains similar colors to Maximum Blue, Cerulean (Crayola), Blue-green, Pewter Blue, Air Superiority Blue, Cadet Grey, Cadet Blue, Spanish Gray and Quick Silver.

Color schemes and palettes

Color schemes represent a set of colors creating a harmonic and aesthetic feeling. Color schemes are generated by choosing colors around the color wheel.

We can talk about monochromatic, complementary, triadic and tetradic color schemes, choosing one, two, three or four colors around the color wheel respectively. In the following tables these color schemes are present.

Monochromatic

The monochromatic scale is generated by choosing colors on the color wheel near to the base color. As the colors of the monochromatic scale are close to each other, they create a harmonic feeling.

This color scale contains cold colors. There are variants of green, cyan, azure and blue colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Castleton Green, Blue-green (color Wheel), Ocean Green, Mountain Meadow, Deep Jungle Green, Warm Black, Maximum Blue Green, Tiffany Blue, Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Indigo Dye, USAFA Blue, Blue Jeans, Aero, Dark Cornflower Blue, YInMn Blue, Maximum Blue Purple and Blue Bell.

Complementary

The complementary scale is generated by choosing the color on the opposite side on the color wheel relative to the base color. This results in slight vibrating tension between the complementary colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan and orange colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Rich Black, Blue (Munsell), Blue-green, Sky Blue (Crayola), Middle Blue, Seal Brown, Liver (organ), Brown Sugar, Copper Red, Apricot and Melon.

Triadic

The triadic scale is generated by choosing two colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combines the slight vibrating tension and the harmonic feeling between the triadic colors.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, yellow and rose colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Army Green, Dark Moss Green, Misty Moss, Dark Khaki, Pansy Purple, Old Mauve, Kobi and Charm Pink.

Tetradic

The tetradic scale is generated by choosing three colors on the color wheel relative to the base color. This combination covers the whole color wheel containing both the complementary and harmonic colors of the base color.

This color scale contains cold and warm colors. There are variants of cyan, violet, orange and green colors in the above items, which contain similar colors to Midnight Green (Eagle Green), Dark Slate Gray, Maximum Blue, Cyber Grape, English Violet, Wisteria, Plum (Web), Liver (organ), Seal Brown, Dark Salmon, Middle Red, Lincoln Green, Forest Green (Traditional), Dark Sea Green and Asparagus.

If you want to have a more detailed control of the colors in the schemes, have a look at the Spektran application too!

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