Blue Dazzle is pale, 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 | #997248 |
| Complementary Color | #b79065 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dazzle Color. The Yawl color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Stormfang (#80a7c1) for more calm effect. Try Trustee as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b79065 is the best complementary color to Blue Dazzle. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #668db7 complementary color is Muddy Waters, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #65b5b7 and #6765b7. Thus found on the left and right of #668db7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Blue Dazzle.
The split-complementary Blue Dazzle palette consists of #b5b765 and #b76765 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b79065). Try Gimblet and Matrix colors in combination with #668db7, 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 #668db7 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 Blue Dazzle. Thus Olivine and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Dazzle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #668db7 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Dazzle tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b79065) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7658c and #65b790.
In a RGB color space, hex #668db7 is made of 24% red, 33% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dazzle has a hue angle of 211.11°, a saturation of 36% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #668db7 is made of 31.76% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #668db7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,141,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 33%, 43% |
| CMYK | 31.76, 16.47, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(211.11,36%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.11,44.26%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.3602,-2.1588,-26.196) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5516,25.2934,48.4406) |