Dragonfly is calm, 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 | #ceb589 |
| Complementary Color | #765c30 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dragonfly Color. The Blue Ribbon Beauty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Depths (#263056) for more calm effect. Try Sea of Galilee as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#765c30 is the best complementary color to Dragonfly. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #314a76 complementary color is Old Copper, 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 San Juan are #306c76 and #3a3076. Thus found on the left and right of #314a76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ming and Minsk colors as they work well with Dragonfly.
The split-complementary Dragonfly palette consists of #6c7630 and #763a30 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#765c30). Try Pesto and Old Copper colors in combination with #314a76, 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 #314a76 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 Dragonfly. Thus Chalet Green and Finn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dragonfly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Old Copper, Plum, and Goblin split by 90° on the color wheel. #314a76 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. Dragonfly tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#765c30) and two others. The Finn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amazon – 120° from the complementary Old Copper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #763049 and #30765d.
In a RGB color space, hex #314a76 is made of 20% red, 31% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Dragonfly has a hue angle of 218.26°, a saturation of 41.32% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #314a76 is made of 27.05% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #314a76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(49,74,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 31%, 49% |
| CMYK | 27.05, 17.25, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(218.26,41.32%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.26,58.47%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.4827,4.7709,-28.0924) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9854,6.8585,18.0952) |