Tropez 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 | #8c483d |
| Complementary Color | #c27d72 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (188.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Tropez Blue Color. The Belize color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mountain Lake Blue (#85d4d4) for more energetic effect. Try Dupain as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c27d72 is the best complementary color to Tropez 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 #73b7c2 complementary color is Contessa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #72c2a5 and #728fc2. Thus found on the left and right of #73b7c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Silver Tree and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Tropez Blue.
The split-complementary Tropez Blue palette consists of #c2a572 and #c2728f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c27d72). Try Gimblet and Puce colors in combination with #73b7c2, 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 #73b7c2 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 Tropez Blue. Thus Wild Willow and Fuchsia Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tropez Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Contessa, Wisteria, and Olivine split by 90° on the color wheel. #73b7c2 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tropez Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c27d72) and two others. The Fuchsia Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Contessa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c272b6 and #72c27d.
In a RGB color space, hex #73b7c2 is made of 23% red, 37% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Tropez Blue has a hue angle of 188.35°, a saturation of 39.3% and a lightness of 60.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #73b7c2 is made of 30.98% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #73b7c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,183,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 37%, 39% |
| CMYK | 30.98, 4.32, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(188.35,39.3%,60.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(188.35,40.72%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.46,-18.6389,-12.3578) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7413,41.4069,57.2529) |