Maldives is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f42 |
| Complementary Color | #dd2100 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (189.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Maldives Color. The Turquoise Surf color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brilliant Sea (#009cb7) for more calm effect. Try Hawaii Morning as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dd2100 is the best complementary color to Maldives. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0bd complementary color is Grenadier, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #00dd90 and #004cdd. Thus found on the left and right of #0bd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and Science Blue colors as they work well with Maldives.
The split-complementary Maldives palette consists of #dd9000 and #dd004c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dd2100). Try Tangerine and Razzmatazz colors in combination with #0bd, 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 #0bd offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Maldives. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Maldives contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Grenadier, Electric Violet, and Harlequin split by 90° on the color wheel. #0bd square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Maldives tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#dd2100) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary Grenadier. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0b and #0d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #00bbdd is made of 0% red, 46% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Maldives has a hue angle of 189.23°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00bbdd is made of 86.67% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #00bbdd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,187,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 46%, 54% |
| CMYK | 86.67, 13.34, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(189.23,100%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(189.23,100%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.0082,-27.2133,-28.0643) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8215,40.7611,74.6498) |