Blue Mediterranean 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 | #e18165 |
| Complementary Color | #9a391e |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Mediterranean Color. The Teal Fury color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Butterfly Blue (#2099bb) for more energetic effect. Try Tropical Lagoon as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9a391e is the best complementary color to Blue Mediterranean. 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 #1e7e9a complementary color is Prairie Sand, 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 Matisse are #1e9a77 and #1e3f9a. Thus found on the left and right of #1e7e9a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jungle Green and Fun Blue colors as they work well with Blue Mediterranean.
The split-complementary Blue Mediterranean palette consists of #9a771e and #9a1e40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a391e). Try Hacienda and Claret colors in combination with #1e7e9a, 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 #1e7e9a 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 Blue Mediterranean. Thus Trendy Green and Violet Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Mediterranean contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Prairie Sand, Seance, and Vida Loca split by 90° on the color wheel. #1e7e9a 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. Blue Mediterranean tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#9a391e) and two others. The Violet Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Forest Green – 120° from the complementary Prairie Sand. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9a1e7d and #1e9a39.
In a RGB color space, hex #1e7e9a is made of 10% red, 41% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Mediterranean has a hue angle of 193.55°, a saturation of 67.39% and a lightness of 36.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #1e7e9a is made of 48.63% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black ink.
| HEX | #1e7e9a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(30,126,154) |
| RGB Percentage | 10%, 41%, 50% |
| CMYK | 48.63, 10.98, 0, 39.61 |
| HSL | hsl(193.55,67.39%,36.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.55,80.52%,60.39%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.922,-16.8574,-22.7154) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.829,17.5308,33.2268) |