Moroccan Blue 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 | #f0b198 |
| Complementary Color | #66280f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Moroccan Blue Color. The Blue Enchantment color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Baltic Trench (#125761) for more calm effect. Try Poseidon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#66280f is the best complementary color to Moroccan 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 #0f4e67 complementary color is Redwood, 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 Chathams Blue are #0f6654 and #0f2166. Thus found on the left and right of #0f4e67 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eden and Downriver colors as they work well with Moroccan Blue.
The split-complementary Moroccan Blue palette consists of #66540f and #660f21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#66280f). Try Raw Umber and Dark Tan colors in combination with #0f4e67, 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 #0f4e67 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 Moroccan Blue. Thus Green Leaf and Loulou giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moroccan Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Redwood, Jagger, and Green House split by 90° on the color wheel. #0f4e67 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. Moroccan Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#66280f) and two others. The Loulou is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Redwood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #660f4d and #0f6628.
In a RGB color space, hex #0f4e67 is made of 8% red, 40% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Moroccan Blue has a hue angle of 197.05°, a saturation of 74.58% and a lightness of 23.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0f4e67 is made of 34.51% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.61% black ink.
| HEX | #0f4e67 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(15,78,103) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 40%, 53% |
| CMYK | 34.51, 9.8, 0, 59.61 |
| HSL | hsl(197.05,74.58%,23.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.05,85.44%,40.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.7111,-9.4873,-19.9484) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.3696,6.5296,13.8093) |