Mallorca Blue Color

#517b95

Mallorca 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 #ae846a
Complementary Color #956b51
Color Shade: cool cyan (202.94° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.1% (better contrasting with white)
Mallorca Blue Color Sample
Mallorca Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #517b95

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mallorca Blue Color. The Aragonite Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Steel Blue Grey (#436175) for more calm effect. Try Azalea Leaf as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#956b51 is the best complementary color to Mallorca 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 #517b95 complementary color is Leather, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smalt Blue are #51958d and #515895. Thus found on the left and right of #517b95 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Mallorca Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mallorca Blue palette consists of #958d51 and #955159 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#956b51). Try Barley Corn and Au Chico colors in combination with #517b95, 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 #517b95 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 Mallorca Blue. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mallorca Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Leather, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #517b95 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Mallorca Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#956b51) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Leather. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #95517a and #51956b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #517b95 is made of 23% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Mallorca Blue has a hue angle of 202.94°, a saturation of 29.57% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #517b95 is made of 26.67% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.

HEX #517b95
RGB Decimal rgb(81,123,149)
RGB Percentage 23%, 35%, 42%
CMYK 26.67, 10.19, 0, 41.57
HSL hsl(202.94,29.57%,45.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(202.94,45.64%,58.43%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.5993,-7.2481,-18.5922)
XYZ xyz(15.9011,18.0852,31.0865)
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