Dragonfly Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #ba5435 |
| Complementary Color | #c96445 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (193.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dragonfly Blue Color. The Sorcerer color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sussie (#58bac2) for more calm effect. Try Panorama Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c96445 is the best complementary color to Dragonfly Blue. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #45abca complementary color is Chestnut Rose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shakespeare are #45c9a6 and #4568c9. Thus found on the left and right of #45abca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Puerto Rico and Indigo colors as they work well with Dragonfly Blue.
The split-complementary Dragonfly Blue palette consists of #c9a645 and #c94568 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c96445). Try Roti and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #45abca, 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 #45abca offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dragonfly Blue. Thus Turmeric and Mulberry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dragonfly Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chestnut Rose, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #45abca square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dragonfly Blue tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#c96445) and two others. The Mulberry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Chestnut Rose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c945aa and #45c964.
In a RGB color space, hex #45abca is made of 16% red, 39% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Dragonfly Blue has a hue angle of 193.98°, a saturation of 55.65% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #45abca is made of 52.16% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black ink.
| HEX | #45abca |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(69,171,202) |
| RGB Percentage | 16%, 39%, 46% |
| CMYK | 52.16, 12.16, 0, 20.78 |
| HSL | hsl(193.98,55.65%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(193.98,65.84%,79.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.4794,-19.7926,-24.4894) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6778,34.6553,61.1075) |