Dull 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 | #b68a63 |
| Complementary Color | #9c6f49 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Blue Color. The Anchor Point color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called China Pattern (#3d5c77) for more calm effect. Try The Fang Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c6f49 is the best complementary color to Dull 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 #49759c complementary color is Cape Palliser, 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 Wedgewood are #499c99 and #494b9c. Thus found on the left and right of #49759c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Victoria colors as they work well with Dull Blue.
The split-complementary Dull Blue palette consists of #9c9949 and #9c494b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c6f49). Try Sycamore and Copper Rust colors in combination with #49759c, 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 #49759c 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 Dull Blue. Thus Asparagus and Cannon Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cape Palliser, Affair, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #49759c 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. Dull Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9c6f49) and two others. The Cannon Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fruit Salad – 120° from the complementary Cape Palliser. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c4975 and #499c70.
In a RGB color space, hex #49759c is made of 21% red, 34% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Blue has a hue angle of 208.19°, a saturation of 36.24% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49759c is made of 32.55% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #49759c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,117,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 21%, 34%, 45% |
| CMYK | 32.55, 15.3, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(208.19,36.24%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.19,53.21%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.6743,-3.5997,-25.7013) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1097,16.5393,33.8485) |