Matisse 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 | #e49a62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d531a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (205.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Matisse Color. The Dancing Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Saxony Blue (#1f6680) for more calm effect. Try Olympian Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9d531a is the best complementary color to Matisse. 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 #1b659d complementary color is Hawaiian Tan, 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 Matisse are #1a9d94 and #1a239d. Thus found on the left and right of #1b659d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eastern Blue and Jacksons Purple colors as they work well with Matisse.
The split-complementary Matisse palette consists of #9d941a and #9d1a23 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d531a). Try Reef Gold and Old Brick colors in combination with #1b659d, 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 #1b659d 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 Matisse. Thus Vida Loca and Disco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matisse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hawaiian Tan, Seance, and La Palma split by 90° on the color wheel. #1b659d 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. Matisse tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d531a) and two others. The Disco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Hawaiian Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d1a64 and #1a9d53.
In a RGB color space, hex #1b659d is made of 9% red, 35% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Matisse has a hue angle of 205.85°, a saturation of 70.65% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1b659d is made of 50.98% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #1b659d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(27,101,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 9%, 35%, 55% |
| CMYK | 50.98, 21.96, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(205.85,70.65%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(205.85,82.8%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.1759,-1.3799,-36.5996) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.1915,11.9747,33.6198) |