Dolphin Daze Color

#659fb5

Dolphin Daze is pale, 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 #9a604a
Complementary Color #b57b65
Color Shade: cool cyan (196.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Dolphin Daze Color Sample
Dolphin Daze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #659fb5

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dolphin Daze Color. The Blue Moon Bay color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blueberry Muffin (#5588ab) for more calm effect. Try Blue Team Spirit as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b57b65 is the best complementary color to Dolphin Daze. 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 #659fb5 complementary color is Muddy Waters, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Hippie Blue are #65b5a3 and #6577b5. Thus found on the left and right of #659fb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Dolphin Daze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dolphin Daze palette consists of #b5a365 and #b56577 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b57b65). Try Teak and Tapestry colors in combination with #659fb5, 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 #659fb5 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 Dolphin Daze. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dolphin Daze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Wisteria, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #659fb5 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm 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. Dolphin Daze tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#b57b65) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fern – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5659e and #65b57a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #659fb5 is made of 23% red, 36% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Dolphin Daze has a hue angle of 196.5°, a saturation of 35.09% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #659fb5 is made of 31.37% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #659fb5
RGB Decimal rgb(101,159,181)
RGB Percentage 23%, 36%, 41%
CMYK 31.37, 8.63, 0, 29.02
HSL hsl(196.5,35.09%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(196.5,44.2%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.4224,-13.0145,-17.3248)
XYZ xyz(26.1055,30.8992,48.3043)
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