Dark Periwinkle is vibrant, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #99a02e |
| Complementary Color | #c9d05f |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.68° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Periwinkle Color. The Circumorbital Ring color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Marguerite (#7666c6) for more calm effect. Try Iris as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c9d05f is the best complementary color to Dark Periwinkle. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #665fd1 complementary color is Tacha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Moody Blue are #5f90d0 and #9f5fd0. Thus found on the left and right of #665fd1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Danube and Amethyst colors as they work well with Dark Periwinkle.
The split-complementary Dark Periwinkle palette consists of #91d05f and #d09f5f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9d05f). Try Mantis and Whiskey colors in combination with #665fd1, 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 #665fd1 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Periwinkle. Thus Emerald and Chestnut Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacha, Hopbush, and Emerald split by 90° on the color wheel. #665fd1 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#c9d05f) and two others. The Chestnut Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Tacha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0665f and #5fc9d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #665fd1 is made of 25% red, 23% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Periwinkle has a hue angle of 243.68°, a saturation of 55.34% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #665fd1 is made of 41.96% cyan, 44.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #665fd1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,95,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 23%, 51% |
| CMYK | 41.96, 44.71, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(243.68,55.34%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.68,54.55%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4621,33.4229,-58.2766) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0803,15.6126,62.2241) |