Mykonos Color

#387abe

Mykonos is calm, 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 #c78541
Complementary Color #be7c38
Color Shade: blue cyan (210.45° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.24% (better contrasting with white)
Mykonos Color Sample
Mykonos Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #387abe

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mykonos Color. The Quiet Night color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Perfect Ocean (#3062a0) for more calm effect. Try Teeny Bikini as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#be7c38 is the best complementary color to Mykonos. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #387abe complementary color is Copper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Boston Blue are #38bcbe and #3938be. Thus found on the left and right of #387abe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pelorous and Governor Bay colors as they work well with Mykonos.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mykonos palette consists of #bcbe38 and #be3938 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#be7c38). Try Earls Green and Mojo colors in combination with #387abe, 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 #387abe 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 Mykonos. Thus Sushi and Medium Red Violet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mykonos contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper, Fuchsia Pink, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #387abe square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid 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. Mykonos tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#be7c38) and two others. The Medium Red Violet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #be3879 and #38be7c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #387abe is made of 15% red, 33% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Mykonos has a hue angle of 210.45°, a saturation of 54.47% and a lightness of 48.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #387abe is made of 52.55% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black ink.

HEX #387abe
RGB Decimal rgb(56,122,190)
RGB Percentage 15%, 33%, 52%
CMYK 52.55, 26.67, 0, 25.49
HSL hsl(210.45,54.47%,48.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210.45,70.53%,74.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.0702,1.7318,-41.7514)
XYZ xyz(17.8847,18.4775,51.3391)
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