Madison is pale, 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 | #d2c3ab |
| Complementary Color | #54442c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Madison Color. The Albeit color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hidden Sapphire (#445771) for more calm effect. Try Bunting Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54442c is the best complementary color to Madison. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2d3c54 complementary color is Millbrook, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #2c4f54 and #312c54. Thus found on the left and right of #2d3c54 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Madison.
The split-complementary Madison palette consists of #4f542c and #54312c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54442c). Try Woodland and Cowboy colors in combination with #2d3c54, 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 #2d3c54 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 Madison. Thus Woodland and Livid Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Madison contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Finn, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #2d3c54 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. Madison tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#54442c) and two others. The Livid Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #542c3b and #2c5445.
In a RGB color space, hex #2d3c54 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Madison has a hue angle of 216.92°, a saturation of 30.23% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2d3c54 is made of 15.29% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #2d3c54 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(45,60,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 15.29, 9.41, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(216.92,30.23%,25.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.92,46.43%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.044,1.2239,-16.4073) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.2983,4.4297,9.016) |