Dusk is calm, 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 | #b1ab7e |
| Complementary Color | #817b4e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (232.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusk Color. The Dangerously Elegant 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 soft alternative called Spinel Black (#41435b) for more calm effect. Try Sapphire Stone as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#817b4e is the best complementary color to Dusk. 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 #4e5481 complementary color is Shadow, 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 East Bay are #4e6d81 and #614e81. Thus found on the left and right of #4e5481 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Dusk.
The split-complementary Dusk palette consists of #6d814e and #81614e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#817b4e). Try Dingley and Roman Coffee colors in combination with #4e5481, 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 #4e5481 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 Dusk. Thus Hippie Green and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e5481 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. Dusk tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#817b4e) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #814e53 and #4e817b.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e5481 is made of 27% red, 29% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Dusk has a hue angle of 232.94°, a saturation of 24.64% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e5481 is made of 20% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black ink.
| HEX | #4e5481 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,84,129) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 29%, 44% |
| CMYK | 20, 17.65, 0, 49.41 |
| HSL | hsl(232.94,24.64%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(232.94,39.53%,50.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.0137,9.6768,-26.0803) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2747,9.5453,22.0698) |