Dormitory Color

#5d71a9

Dormitory is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta

Inverse Color #a28e56
Complementary Color #a9955c
Color Shade: blue cyan (224.21° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Dormitory Color Sample
Dormitory Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d71a9

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dormitory Color. The Onion Skin Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Ship Cove (#788bba) for more energetic effect. Try Larkspur Bouquet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a9955c is the best complementary color to Dormitory. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d71a9 complementary color is Barley Corn, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waikawa Gray are #5c96a9 and #6e5ca9. Thus found on the left and right of #5d71a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Scampi colors as they work well with Dormitory.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dormitory palette consists of #96a95c and #a96e5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9955c). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Coral Tree colors in combination with #5d71a9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5d71a9 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dormitory. Thus Asparagus and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dormitory contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Barley Corn, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d71a9 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dormitory tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#a9955c) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Breaker Bay – 120° from the complementary Barley Corn. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a95c71 and #5ca995.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d71a9 is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Dormitory has a hue angle of 224.21°, a saturation of 30.65% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d71a9 is made of 29.8% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #5d71a9
RGB Decimal rgb(93,113,169)
RGB Percentage 25%, 30%, 45%
CMYK 29.8, 21.96, 0, 33.73
HSL hsl(224.21,30.65%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(224.21,44.97%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.2625,7.8914,-32.3122)
XYZ xyz(17.5808,17.002,39.8912)
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