Dark Horizon is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #996 |
| Complementary Color | #989966 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Horizon Color. The Royal Fortune color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bossa Nova Blue (#767c9e) for more calm effect. Try Comet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#989966 is the best complementary color to Dark Horizon. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #669 complementary color is Avocado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #667f99 and #7f6699. Thus found on the left and right of #669 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Dark Horizon.
The split-complementary Dark Horizon palette consists of #7f9966 and #997f66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#989966). Try Highland and Cement colors in combination with #669, 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 #669 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Horizon. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dark Horizon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Strikemaster, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #669 square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dark Horizon tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#989966) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #966 and #669899.
In a RGB color space, hex #666699 is made of 29% red, 29% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Horizon has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #666699 is made of 20% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #666699 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,102,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 29%, 43% |
| CMYK | 20, 20, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(240,20%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,33.33%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1196,12.5191,-27.7566) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.9806,14.6274,32.1181) |