Dazzling Blue is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #c7af5f |
| Complementary Color | #a08838 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dazzling Blue Color. The Waterline Blue 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 saturated alternative called Intergalactic Highway (#273287) for more energetic effect. Try Azraq Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a08838 is the best complementary color to Dazzling Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3850a0 complementary color is Sycamore, 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 Azure are #3883a0 and #5438a0. Thus found on the left and right of #3850a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Astral and Gigas colors as they work well with Dazzling Blue.
The split-complementary Dazzling Blue palette consists of #83a038 and #a05438 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a08838). Try Sushi and Brown Rust colors in combination with #3850a0, 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 #3850a0 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dazzling Blue. Thus Apple and Night Shadz giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dazzling Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Rouge, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3850a0 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm 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. Dazzling Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a08838) and two others. The Night Shadz is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0384f and #38a088.
In a RGB color space, hex #3850a0 is made of 19% red, 27% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Dazzling Blue has a hue angle of 226.15°, a saturation of 48.15% and a lightness of 42.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3850a0 is made of 40.79% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #3850a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(56,80,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 27%, 54% |
| CMYK | 40.79, 31.38, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(226.15,48.15%,42.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.15,65%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.2069,17.4802,-46.2648) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8447,9.1161,34.4457) |