Santorini is calm, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #be4f2f |
| Complementary Color | #cf6141 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Santorini Color. The Viking color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paradise Sky (#66c6d0) for more calm effect. Try Boston Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cf6141 is the best complementary color to Santorini. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #41b0d0 complementary color is Raw Sienna, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shakespeare are #41cfa8 and #4168cf. Thus found on the left and right of #41b0d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shamrock and Indigo colors as they work well with Santorini.
The split-complementary Santorini palette consists of #cfa841 and #cf4168 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cf6141). Try Old Gold and Cabaret colors in combination with #41b0d0, 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 #41b0d0 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Santorini. Thus Atlantis and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Santorini contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Raw Sienna, Amethyst, and Atlantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #41b0d0 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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 tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#cf6141) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Raw Sienna. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cf41af and #41cf60.
In a RGB color space, hex #41b0d0 is made of 14% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Santorini has a hue angle of 193.43°, a saturation of 60.34% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #41b0d0 is made of 56.08% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #41b0d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,176,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 14%, 39%, 46% |
| CMYK | 56.08, 12.55, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(193.43,60.34%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.43,68.75%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.0729,-21.116,-25.372) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0905,36.7286,65.2306) |