Medici 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 | #efb88c |
| Complementary Color | #723b10 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Medici Blue Color. The Halite Blue 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 Ambassador Blue (#0d2f5a) for more calm effect. Try Daphne as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#723b10 is the best complementary color to Medici 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 #104773 complementary color is Raw Umber, 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 #10726d and #101572. Thus found on the left and right of #104773 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Genoa and Deep Koamaru colors as they work well with Medici Blue.
The split-complementary Medici Blue palette consists of #726d10 and #721015 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#723b10). Try Olivetone and Dark Tan colors in combination with #104773, 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 #104773 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 Medici Blue. Thus Green Leaf and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medici Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Umber, Seance, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #104773 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. Medici Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#723b10) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jewel – 120° from the complementary Raw Umber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #721047 and #10723b.
In a RGB color space, hex #104773 is made of 8% red, 35% green and 57% blue. In a HSL mode Medici Blue has a hue angle of 206.67°, a saturation of 75.57% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #104773 is made of 38.83% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #104773 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(16,71,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 8%, 35%, 57% |
| CMYK | 38.83, 17.26, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(206.67,75.57%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.67,86.09%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0422,-0.0353,-30.1547) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5614,5.8544,17.0566) |