Dusk Mauve 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 | #aba77c |
| Complementary Color | #827e54 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusk Mauve Color. The Blueberry Patch color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tried & True Blue (#494f62) for more calm effect. Try Pencil Lead as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#827e54 is the best complementary color to Dusk Mauve. 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 #545883 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 Comet are #546f82 and #675482. Thus found on the left and right of #545883 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Smoky colors as they work well with Dusk Mauve.
The split-complementary Dusk Mauve palette consists of #6f8254 and #826754 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#827e54). Try Dingley and Shadow colors in combination with #545883, 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 #545883 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 Mauve. Thus Hippie Green and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusk Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Falcon, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #545883 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 Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#827e54) 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 #825458 and #54827e.
In a RGB color space, hex #545883 is made of 28% red, 29% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Dusk Mauve has a hue angle of 234.89°, a saturation of 21.86% and a lightness of 42.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #545883 is made of 18.43% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #545883 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,88,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 29%, 43% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 16.86, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(234.89,21.86%,42.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.89,35.88%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.7304,9.5337,-24.5885) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2426,10.503,22.9075) |