Dress Blues is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #d5cdbb |
| Complementary Color | #443c2a |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 21.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dress Blues Color. The Master color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Annapolis Blue (#384a66) for more energetic effect. Try River Bed as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#443c2a is the best complementary color to Dress Blues. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a3244 complementary color is Mondo, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ebony Clay are #2a3e44 and #2f2a44. Thus found on the left and right of #2a3244 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oxford Blue and Martinique colors as they work well with Dress Blues.
The split-complementary Dress Blues palette consists of #3e442a and #442f2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#443c2a). Try Rangitoto and English Walnut colors in combination with #2a3244, 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 #2a3244 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dress Blues. Thus Green Kelp and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dress Blues contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mondo, Livid Brown, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a3244 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dress Blues tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#443c2a) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Mondo. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #442a31 and #2a443c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a3244 is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Dress Blues has a hue angle of 221.54°, a saturation of 23.64% and a lightness of 21.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a3244 is made of 10.2% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 73.33% black ink.
| HEX | #2a3244 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,50,68) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 43% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 7.06, 0, 73.33 |
| HSL | hsl(221.54,23.64%,21.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.54,38.24%,26.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.7924,1.8278,-12.3295) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.1388,3.1908,5.9193) |