Blue Dianne is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta
| Inverse Color | #caaeb0 |
| Complementary Color | #513536 |
| Color Shade: | warm cyan (175.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dianne Color. The Cruel Sea color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Seiheki Green (#3a6960) for more energetic effect. Try Dignified as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#513536 is the best complementary color to Blue Dianne. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #35514f complementary color is Congo Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mineral Green are #355141 and #354551. Thus found on the left and right of #35514f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mineral Green and Oxford Blue colors as they work well with Blue Dianne.
The split-complementary Blue Dianne palette consists of #514135 and #513545 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#513536). Try Mondo and Eggplant colors in combination with #35514f, 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 #35514f offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Dianne. Thus Hemlock and Voodoo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Dianne contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Congo Brown, Martinique, and Kelp split by 90° on the color wheel. #35514f square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Dianne tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#513536) and two others. The Voodoo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tom Thumb – 120° from the complementary Congo Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e3551 and #375135.
In a RGB color space, hex #35514f is made of 25% red, 38% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dianne has a hue angle of 175.71°, a saturation of 20.9% and a lightness of 26.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #35514f is made of 10.98% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #35514f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,81,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 38%, 37% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 0, 0.78, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(175.71,20.9%,26.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(175.71,34.57%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.2719,-10.9721,-2.1867) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8219,7.2063,8.4812) |