Majorca Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #b5636a |
| Complementary Color | #9c4a51 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (174.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Majorca Blue Color. The Sea Caller color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Hygiene Green (#5dbcb4) for more energetic effect. Try Bubble Turquoise as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c4a51 is the best complementary color to Majorca Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a9c95 complementary color is Copper Rust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Breaker Bay are #4a9c6c and #4a799c. Thus found on the left and right of #4a9c95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fruit Salad and Wedgewood colors as they work well with Majorca Blue.
The split-complementary Majorca Blue palette consists of #9c6c4a and #9c4a79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c4a51). Try Cape Palliser and Cannon Pink colors in combination with #4a9c95, 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 #4a9c95 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Majorca Blue. Thus Limed Oak and Affair giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Majorca Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Copper Rust, Butterfly Bush, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a9c95 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Majorca Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#9c4a51) and two others. The Affair is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Copper Rust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #944a9c and #519c4a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a9c95 is made of 20% red, 41% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Majorca Blue has a hue angle of 174.88°, a saturation of 35.65% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a9c95 is made of 32.16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #4a9c95 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,156,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 41%, 39% |
| CMYK | 32.16, 0, 2.75, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(174.88,35.65%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(174.88,52.56%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.3452,-26.6897,-3.9766) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1373,27.4027,32.6617) |