Matisse is pale, 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 | #c9a382 |
| Complementary Color | #7d5635 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Matisse Color. The Dull Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Flat Blue (#3c73a8) for more energetic effect. Try Deep Sea Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7d5635 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 #365c7d complementary color is Old Copper, 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 Ming are #357d7a and #35387d. Thus found on the left and right of #365c7d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Minsk colors as they work well with Matisse.
The split-complementary Matisse palette consists of #7d7a35 and #7d3538 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d5635). Try Pesto and Lotus colors in combination with #365c7d, 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 #365c7d 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 Chalet Green and Cosmic giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matisse contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Eminence, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #365c7d 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 (#7d5635) and two others. The Cosmic is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d355c and #357d57.
In a RGB color space, hex #365c7d is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Matisse has a hue angle of 207.89°, a saturation of 39.66% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #365c7d is made of 27.84% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.
| HEX | #365c7d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(54,92,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 46% |
| CMYK | 27.84, 12.94, 0, 50.98 |
| HSL | hsl(207.89,39.66%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.89,56.8%,49.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.6971,-3.1338,-22.6775) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0501,9.9192,20.8396) |