Dangerously Elegant Color

#616b89

Dangerously Elegant is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #9e9476
Complementary Color #897f61
Color Shade: blue cyan (225° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Dangerously Elegant Color Sample
Dangerously Elegant Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #616b89

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dangerously Elegant Color. The Independence color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Intergalactic (#4d516c) for more calm effect. Try Astronaut as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#897f61 is the best complementary color to Dangerously Elegant. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #616b89 complementary color is Clay Creek, 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 Lynch are #617f89 and #6b6189. Thus found on the left and right of #616b89 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Slate Gray and Rum colors as they work well with Dangerously Elegant.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dangerously Elegant palette consists of #7f8961 and #896a61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#897f61). Try Avocado and Cement colors in combination with #616b89, 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 #616b89 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 Dangerously Elegant. Thus Highland and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dangerously Elegant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Creek, Strikemaster, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #616b89 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, warm magenta, warm yellow 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. Dangerously Elegant tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#897f61) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Clay Creek. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #89616a and #61897f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #616b89 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Dangerously Elegant has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 17.09% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #616b89 is made of 15.69% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #616b89
RGB Decimal rgb(97,107,137)
RGB Percentage 28%, 31%, 40%
CMYK 15.69, 11.77, 0, 46.27
HSL hsl(225,17.09%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225,29.2%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.4459,3.5522,-17.757)
XYZ xyz(14.7028,14.8629,25.7608)
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