Dilly Blue is pale, 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 | #cab6a5 |
| Complementary Color | #5a4634 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dilly Blue Color. The Celeste Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Stellar (#46647e) for more energetic effect. Try Gloomy Sea as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a4634 is the best complementary color to Dilly 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 #35495a complementary color is Millbrook, 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 Pickled Bluewood are #345a58 and #34365a. Thus found on the left and right of #35495a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spectra and Martinique colors as they work well with Dilly Blue.
The split-complementary Dilly Blue palette consists of #5a5834 and #5a3436 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a4634). Try Verdigris and Congo Brown colors in combination with #35495a, 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 #35495a 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 Dilly Blue. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dilly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Millbrook, Voodoo, and Tom Thumb split by 90° on the color wheel. #35495a 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. Dilly Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#5a4634) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stromboli – 120° from the complementary Millbrook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a3448 and #345a46.
In a RGB color space, hex #35495a is made of 25% red, 34% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Dilly Blue has a hue angle of 207.57°, a saturation of 25.87% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35495a is made of 14.51% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #35495a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,73,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 34%, 42% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 6.66, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(207.57,25.87%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.57,41.11%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0596,-2.8649,-12.537) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6962,6.2602,10.581) |