Malibu 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 | #823708 |
| Complementary Color | #f7ab7c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (203.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Malibu Color. The Baby Blue 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 soft alternative called Jordy Blue (#8ab9f1) for more calm effect. Try Blue Jeans as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f7ab7c is the best complementary color to Malibu. 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 #7dc8f7 complementary color is Rajah, 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 Malibu are #7cf7e9 and #7c8af7. Thus found on the left and right of #7dc8f7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Aquamarine and Cornflower Blue colors as they work well with Malibu.
The split-complementary Malibu palette consists of #f7e97c and #f77c8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f7ab7c). Try Marigold Yellow and Froly colors in combination with #7dc8f7, 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 #7dc8f7 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 Malibu. Thus Sulu and Persian Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Malibu contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rajah, Heliotrope, and Mint Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #7dc8f7 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. Malibu tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#f7ab7c) and two others. The Persian Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Rajah. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f77cc7 and #7cf7ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #7dc8f7 is made of 22% red, 35% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Malibu has a hue angle of 203.11°, a saturation of 88.41% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7dc8f7 is made of 47.84% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black ink.
| HEX | #7dc8f7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,200,247) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 35%, 43% |
| CMYK | 47.84, 18.43, 0, 3.14 |
| HSL | hsl(203.11,88.41%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(203.11,49.39%,96.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.5098,-10.7803,-30.3466) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.9002,52.3839,95.6876) |