Madonna 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 | #8e4a2e |
| Complementary Color | #d08d71 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Madonna Blue Color. The Aqua Clear color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bluish Water (#89cfdb) for more energetic effect. Try Winter Chill as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d08d71 is the best complementary color to Madonna 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 #71b5d1 complementary color is Whiskey, 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 Downy are #71d0bc and #7185d0. Thus found on the left and right of #71b5d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Madonna Blue.
The split-complementary Madonna Blue palette consists of #d0bc71 and #d07185 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d08d71). Try Laser and Charm colors in combination with #71b5d1, 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 #71b5d1 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 Madonna Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Madonna Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #71b5d1 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. Madonna Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d08d71) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d071b4 and #71d08c.
In a RGB color space, hex #71b5d1 is made of 22% red, 36% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Madonna Blue has a hue angle of 197.5°, a saturation of 51.06% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71b5d1 is made of 37.65% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #71b5d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(113,181,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 36%, 42% |
| CMYK | 37.65, 10.98, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(197.5,51.06%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.5,45.93%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.2892,-14.0922,-20.8539) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8425,41.1619,66.4302) |