Malibu Blue is calm, 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 | #ff733e |
| Complementary Color | #c13500 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (196.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Malibu Blue Color. The Blue Fire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Teal Blue (#01889f) for more calm effect. Try Toy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c13500 is the best complementary color to Malibu 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 #008cc1 complementary color is Grenadier, 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 Lochmara are #00c195 and #002bc1. Thus found on the left and right of #008cc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Malibu Blue.
The split-complementary Malibu Blue palette consists of #c19500 and #c1002b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c13500). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #008cc1, 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 #008cc1 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 Malibu Blue. Thus Pistachio and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Malibu Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Purple, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #008cc1 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. Malibu Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c13500) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malachite – 120° from the complementary Grenadier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1008b and #00c135.
In a RGB color space, hex #008cc1 is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Malibu Blue has a hue angle of 196.48°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #008cc1 is made of 75.69% cyan, 20.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #008cc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,140,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 75.69, 20.79, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(196.48,100%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(196.48,100%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6646,-12.2162,-36.2923) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0037,22.6064,53.814) |