Dresden Blue is calm, 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 | #ff7944 |
| Complementary Color | #bb3400 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.01° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dresden Blue Color. The Tropic Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Havasu (#007993) for more calm effect. Try Algiers Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bb3400 is the best complementary color to Dresden 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 #0086bb complementary color is Fire, 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 Bondi Blue are #00bb92 and #0028bb. Thus found on the left and right of #0086bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Caribbean Green and International Klein Blue colors as they work well with Dresden Blue.
The split-complementary Dresden Blue palette consists of #bb9200 and #bb0028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bb3400). Try Buddha Gold and Monza colors in combination with #0086bb, 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 #0086bb 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 Dresden Blue. Thus Limeade and Flirt giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dresden Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fire, Purple, and Limeade split by 90° on the color wheel. #0086bb 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. Dresden Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#bb3400) and two others. The Flirt is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jade – 120° from the complementary Fire. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb0085 and #00bb34.
In a RGB color space, hex #0086bb is made of 0% red, 42% green and 58% blue. In a HSL mode Dresden Blue has a hue angle of 197.01°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 36.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0086bb is made of 73.33% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #0086bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,134,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 42%, 58% |
| CMYK | 73.33, 20.78, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(197.01,100%,36.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.01,100%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.5511,-11.059,-36.1861) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4947,20.6381,50.0752) |