Milky Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #8d5745 |
| Complementary Color | #ba8371 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (195° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Milky Blue Color. The Heritage Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wavelet (#7dc4cd) for more energetic effect. Try Sora Sky as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ba8371 is the best complementary color to Milky 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 #72a8ba complementary color is Old Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, mid cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Neptune are #71baa8 and #7183ba. Thus found on the left and right of #72a8ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Milky Blue.
The split-complementary Milky Blue palette consists of #baa871 and #ba7183 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ba8371). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #72a8ba, 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 #72a8ba offers a combination of mid yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Milky Blue. Thus Olivine and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Milky Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Rose, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #72a8ba square combo is a palette of mid cyan, cool magenta, mid 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. Milky Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#ba8371) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Old Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba71a7 and #71ba84.
In a RGB color space, hex #72a8ba is made of 24% red, 36% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Milky Blue has a hue angle of 195°, a saturation of 34.29% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72a8ba is made of 28.23% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #72a8ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,168,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 36%, 40% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 7.06, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(195,34.29%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(195,38.71%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.8481,-13.1002,-14.8758) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.805,35.1278,51.6638) |