Dazzle is calm, 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 | #ad7846 |
| Complementary Color | #b98352 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.13° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dazzle Color. The Mega Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dusk Blue (#7ba0c0) for more calm effect. Try Postwar Boom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b98352 is the best complementary color to Dazzle. 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 #5287b9 complementary color is Muddy Waters, 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 #52b9b7 and #5253b9. Thus found on the left and right of #5287b9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Dazzle.
The split-complementary Dazzle palette consists of #b9b752 and #b95253 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b98352). Try Olive Green and Chestnut colors in combination with #5287b9, 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 #5287b9 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 Dazzle. Thus Mantis and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dazzle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Amethyst, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #5287b9 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. Dazzle tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b98352) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b95287 and #52b983.
In a RGB color space, hex #5287b9 is made of 20% red, 34% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Dazzle has a hue angle of 209.13°, a saturation of 42.39% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5287b9 is made of 40.39% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black ink.
| HEX | #5287b9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,135,185) |
| RGB Percentage | 20%, 34%, 46% |
| CMYK | 40.39, 19.61, 0, 27.45 |
| HSL | hsl(209.13,42.39%,52.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.13,55.68%,72.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6835,-2.8766,-31.5677) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9006,22.6246,49.1643) |