Cloak and Dagger is deep, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #afa |
| Complementary Color | #050 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 16.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Cloak and Dagger Color. The Mardi Gras color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Exquisite Eggplant (#330033) for more calm effect. Try Patriarch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#050 is the best complementary color to Cloak and Dagger. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #505 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #2a0055 and #55002a. Thus found on the left and right of #505 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cherry Pie and Castro colors as they work well with Cloak and Dagger.
The split-complementary Cloak and Dagger palette consists of #00552a and #2a5500 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#050). Try Kaitoke Green and Verdun Green colors in combination with #505, 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 #505 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cloak and Dagger. Thus Sherpa Blue and Verdun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cloak and Dagger contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Carnaby Tan, and Prussian Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #505 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cloak and Dagger tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#050) and two others. The Verdun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Black Haze – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #545500 and #005.
In a RGB color space, hex #550055 is made of 50% red, 0% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Cloak and Dagger has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 16.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #550055 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #550055 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,0,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 0%, 50% |
| CMYK | 0, 33.33, 0, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(300,100%,16.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,100%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.3083,44.1685,-27.3509) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.386,2.5872,8.8098) |