Dayflower Blue 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 | #8a7340 |
| Complementary Color | #bfa874 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dayflower Blue Color. The Frills color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Gladiola Blue (#6370b6) for more calm effect. Try Prefect as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bfa874 is the best complementary color to Dayflower Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #758cbf complementary color is Gimblet, 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 #74b1bf and #8274bf. Thus found on the left and right of #758cbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Dayflower Blue.
The split-complementary Dayflower Blue palette consists of #b1bf74 and #bf8374 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bfa874). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #758cbf, 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 #758cbf 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 Dayflower Blue. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dayflower Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gimblet, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #758cbf 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. Dayflower Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bfa874) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Gimblet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bf748b and #74bfa7.
In a RGB color space, hex #758cbf is made of 26% red, 31% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Dayflower Blue has a hue angle of 221.35°, a saturation of 36.63% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #758cbf is made of 29.02% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #758cbf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,140,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 31%, 43% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 20, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(221.35,36.63%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.35,38.74%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.3204,4.7194,-29.178) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1182,26.2997,52.99) |