Matte 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 | #704f31 |
| Complementary Color | #ceac8f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Matte Blue Color. The King Neptune color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Essex Blue (#b0ccda) for more calm effect. Try Light Sky Bus as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ceac8f is the best complementary color to Matte 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 #8fb0ce complementary color is Sorrell Brown, 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 Polo Blue are #8fcecc and #8f90ce. Thus found on the left and right of #8fb0ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Matte Blue.
The split-complementary Matte Blue palette consists of #cecc8f and #ce8f90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceac8f). Try Pine Glade and Puce colors in combination with #8fb0ce, 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 #8fb0ce 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 Matte Blue. Thus Pine Glade and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Matte Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Light Wisteria, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8fb0ce 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. Matte Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ceac8f) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vista Blue – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ce8fb0 and #8fcead.
In a RGB color space, hex #8fb0ce is made of 27% red, 34% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Matte Blue has a hue angle of 208.57°, a saturation of 39.13% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8fb0ce is made of 24.7% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #8fb0ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,176,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 34%, 39% |
| CMYK | 24.7, 11.76, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(208.57,39.13%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.57,30.58%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.418,-4.1698,-18.8604) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.9936,41.3465,64.3707) |