Blue Dahlia 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 | #bea163 |
| Complementary Color | #9c7e41 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (220.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dahlia Color. The Petrel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Diva Violet (#5077ba) for more energetic effect. Try Sage Blossom Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c7e41 is the best complementary color to Blue Dahlia. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #415e9c complementary color is Sycamore, 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 Marino are #418b9c and #51419c. Thus found on the left and right of #415e9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wedgewood and Gigas colors as they work well with Blue Dahlia.
The split-complementary Blue Dahlia palette consists of #8b9c41 and #9c5141 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c7e41). Try Sycamore and Sepia Skin colors in combination with #415e9c, 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 #415e9c 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 Blue Dahlia. Thus Apple and Vin Rouge giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Dahlia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Rouge, and Chateau Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #415e9c 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. Blue Dahlia tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c7e41) and two others. The Vin Rouge 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 #9c415e and #419c7e.
In a RGB color space, hex #415e9c is made of 21% red, 30% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dahlia has a hue angle of 220.88°, a saturation of 41.18% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #415e9c is made of 35.69% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #415e9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,94,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 30%, 50% |
| CMYK | 35.69, 24.32, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(220.88,41.18%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(220.88,58.33%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.4584,8.7492,-37.0494) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.1834,11.5295,33.0358) |