Deep Sea Dolphin is pale, 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 | #95978c |
| Complementary Color | #717368 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Sea Dolphin Color. The Purple Gumball color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Salvation (#514e5c) for more energetic effect. Try Pharaoh Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#717368 is the best complementary color to Deep Sea Dolphin. 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 #6a6873 complementary color is Limed Ash, 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 Mid Gray are #686b73 and #6f6873. Thus found on the left and right of #6a6873 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Deep Sea Dolphin.
The split-complementary Deep Sea Dolphin palette consists of #6b7368 and #736f68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#717368). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #6a6873, 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 #6a6873 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 Deep Sea Dolphin. Thus Corduroy and Dove Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Sea Dolphin contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a6873 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. Deep Sea Dolphin tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#717368) and two others. The Dove Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #736a68 and #687173.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a6873 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Sea Dolphin has a hue angle of 250.91°, a saturation of 5.02% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a6873 is made of 3.53% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #6a6873 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,104,115) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 4.32, 0, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(250.91,5.02%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.91,9.57%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.5221,3.116,-5.8704) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9887,14.2026,18.2237) |