Dirty 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 | #c07d62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d5a3f |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.23° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dirty Blue Color. The Teal Trinket color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ming (#36747d) for more calm effect. Try Rainy Mood as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d5a3f is the best complementary color to Dirty 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 #3f829d complementary color is Sepia Skin, 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 Steel Blue are #3f9d89 and #3f529d. Thus found on the left and right of #3f829d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ocean Green and Chambray colors as they work well with Dirty Blue.
The split-complementary Dirty Blue palette consists of #9d893f and #9d3f52 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d5a3f). Try Sycamore and Vin Rouge colors in combination with #3f829d, 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 #3f829d 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 Dirty Blue. Thus Sushi and Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dirty Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sepia Skin, Vivid Violet, and Apple split by 90° on the color wheel. #3f829d 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. Dirty Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d5a3f) and two others. The Rouge is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chateau Green – 120° from the complementary Sepia Skin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d3f81 and #3f9d5a.
In a RGB color space, hex #3f829d is made of 18% red, 37% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Dirty Blue has a hue angle of 197.23°, a saturation of 42.73% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3f829d is made of 36.86% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #3f829d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(63,130,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 18%, 37%, 45% |
| CMYK | 36.86, 10.59, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(197.23,42.73%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.23,59.87%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.2169,-12.9718,-20.8567) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1183,19.4563,34.8042) |