Dying Storm Blue is deep, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #ee9 |
| Complementary Color | #656610 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 23.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dying Storm Blue Color. The 20000 Leagues Under the Sea color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Shadowdancer (#111155) for more calm effect. Try Deep Koamaru as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#656610 is the best complementary color to Dying Storm Blue. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #116 complementary color is Olivetone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #103b66 and #3b1066. Thus found on the left and right of #116 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chathams Blue and Jagger colors as they work well with Dying Storm Blue.
The split-complementary Dying Storm Blue palette consists of #3b6610 and #663b10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#656610). Try Dell and Sepia colors in combination with #116, 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 #116 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dying Storm Blue. Thus Dark Fern and Dark Tan giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dying Storm Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivetone, Claret, and Jewel split by 90° on the color wheel. #116 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dying Storm Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#656610) and two others. The Dark Tan is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Genoa – 120° from the complementary Olivetone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #661010 and #106566.
In a RGB color space, hex #111166 is made of 13% red, 13% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Dying Storm Blue has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #111166 is made of 33.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #111166 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(17,17,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 13%, 13%, 75% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 33.33, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(240,71.43%,23.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,83.33%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.4764,32.2269,-48.6389) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.8299,1.4794,12.7068) |