Mazarine Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #d8c389 |
| Complementary Color | #766126 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mazarine Blue Color. The Glimpse of Void color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blue Bonnet (#335599) for more calm effect. Try Southern Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#766126 is the best complementary color to Mazarine Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #273c76 complementary color is Dallas, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astronaut are #266376 and #392676. Thus found on the left and right of #273c76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Meteorite colors as they work well with Mazarine Blue.
The split-complementary Mazarine Blue palette consists of #637626 and #763926 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#766126). Try Crete and Nutmeg colors in combination with #273c76, 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 #273c76 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mazarine Blue. Thus Forest Green and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mazarine Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dallas, Plum, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #273c76 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mazarine Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#766126) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eucalyptus – 120° from the complementary Dallas. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76263b and #267661.
In a RGB color space, hex #273c76 is made of 18% red, 28% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Mazarine Blue has a hue angle of 224.05°, a saturation of 50.32% and a lightness of 30.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #273c76 is made of 30.98% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #273c76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(39,60,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 28%, 54% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 22.74, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(224.05,50.32%,30.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.05,66.95%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.6522,12.1237,-35.8144) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7226,4.9711,17.7974) |