Ticino Blue Color

#268bcc

Ticino 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 #d97433
Complementary Color #cc6726
Color Shade: cool cyan (203.49° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.45% (better contrasting with white)
Ticino Blue Color Sample
Ticino Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #268bcc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ticino Blue Color. The Blue Paisley 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 saturated alternative called Larimar Blue (#1d78ab) for more energetic effect. Try Waimea Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cc6726 is the best complementary color to Ticino 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 #268bcc complementary color is Piper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Curious Blue are #26ccba and #2637cc. Thus found on the left and right of #268bcc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Turquoise and Persian Blue colors as they work well with Ticino Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ticino Blue palette consists of #ccba26 and #cc2637 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cc6726). Try Hokey Pokey and Brick Red colors in combination with #268bcc, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #268bcc 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 Ticino Blue. Thus Atlantis and Cerise giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ticino Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Piper, Purple Heart, and Lima split by 90° on the color wheel. #268bcc square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ticino Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#cc6726) and two others. The Cerise is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Meadow – 120° from the complementary Piper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc268b and #26cc67.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #268bcc is made of 10% red, 36% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Ticino Blue has a hue angle of 203.49°, a saturation of 68.6% and a lightness of 47.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #268bcc is made of 65.1% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #268bcc
RGB Decimal rgb(38,139,204)
RGB Percentage 10%, 36%, 54%
CMYK 65.1, 25.49, 0, 20
HSL hsl(203.49,68.6%,47.45%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(203.49,81.37%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.3156,-5.4546,-41.4727)
XYZ xyz(20.931,23.2369,60.5087)
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