Maui Blue Color

#52a2b4

Maui Blue is pale, 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 #ad5d4b
Complementary Color #b46452
Color Shade: mid cyan (191.02° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Maui Blue Color Sample
Maui Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #52a2b4

If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Maui Blue Color. The Mountain Bluebird color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magic Blue (#3e8baa) for more energetic effect. Try Atlantic Gull as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b46452 is the best complementary color to Maui Blue. 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 #52a2b4 complementary color is Santa Fe, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #52b495 and #5270b4. Thus found on the left and right of #52a2b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and San Marino colors as they work well with Maui Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Maui Blue palette consists of #b49552 and #b45270 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b46452). Try Muddy Waters and Cadillac colors in combination with #52a2b4, 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 #52a2b4 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 Maui Blue. Thus Olive Green and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Maui Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Santa Fe, Studio, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #52a2b4 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow 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. Maui Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#b46452) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Santa Fe. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b452a2 and #52b464.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #52a2b4 is made of 19% red, 38% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Maui Blue has a hue angle of 191.02°, a saturation of 39.52% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #52a2b4 is made of 38.43% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #52a2b4
RGB Decimal rgb(82,162,180)
RGB Percentage 19%, 38%, 42%
CMYK 38.43, 7.06, 0, 29.41
HSL hsl(191.02,39.52%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(191.02,54.44%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.4483,-19.3329,-16.802)
XYZ xyz(24.6382,30.9298,47.8515)
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