Malibu is a light medium bright shade of Sky Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Sky Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Malibu is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Malibu is #7DC8F7.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Malibu has 49%% Red, 78% Green, and 97% Blue.
Malibu has 203° Hue, 49% Saturation, and 97% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Malibu has 203° Hue, 89% Saturation, and 73% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Malibu has 49% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#7DC8F7 |
|
RGB |
(125, 200, 247) |
(49%, 78%, 97%) |
HSV |
(203°, 49, 97) |
(56%, 49%, 97%) |
HSL |
(203°, 89, 73) |
(56%, 89%, 73%) |
CMYK |
(49, 19, 0, 3) |
(49%, 19%, 0%, 3%) |
The natural luminance of Malibu is 52%, which is medium high.
Malibu has a higher contrast with black than white.
Malibu and black have a 11.5:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.
Malibu and white have a 1.8:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
52% |
AAA (11.5) |
insufficient (1.8) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Malibu paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 27% Blue, 21% Cyan, 3% Black, 49% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
27%
Cyan
21%
Magenta
0%
Black
3%
White
49%
To mix Malibu paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 35% Cyan, 13% Magenta, 3% Black, 49% White, as shown below.
Cyan
35%
Magenta
13%
Yellow
0%
Black
3%
White
49%
Colors similar to Malibu are: Day Sky Blue, Light Cornflower Blue, Denim Blue, Jordy Blue, and Pale Cerulean. Light Cornflower Blue is paler and lighter than Malibu. Denim Blue is more blue and darker than Malibu. Jordy Blue is more blue and paler and darker than Malibu. Pale Cerulean is paler than Malibu.