Santorini Blue 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 | #be927c |
| Complementary Color | #835641 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Santorini Blue Color. The Hemisphere 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 Aleutian Isle (#4d7eaa) for more energetic effect. Try Neapolitan Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#835641 is the best complementary color to Santorini 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 #416d83 complementary color is Spicy Mix, 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 Bismark are #418377 and #414c83. Thus found on the left and right of #416d83 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian and East Bay colors as they work well with Santorini Blue.
The split-complementary Santorini Blue palette consists of #837741 and #83414c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#835641). Try Yellow Metal and Lotus colors in combination with #416d83, 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 #416d83 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 Santorini Blue. Thus Dingley and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Santorini Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spicy Mix, Affair, and Fern Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #416d83 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. Santorini Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#835641) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Goblin – 120° from the complementary Spicy Mix. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #83416c and #418356.
In a RGB color space, hex #416d83 is made of 21% red, 36% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Santorini Blue has a hue angle of 200°, a saturation of 33.67% and a lightness of 38.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #416d83 is made of 25.88% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #416d83 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,109,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 36%, 43% |
| CMYK | 25.88, 8.62, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(200,33.67%,38.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200,50.38%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.7993,-8.7098,-16.8625) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7453,13.6998,23.498) |