Dusk Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #845f3f |
| Complementary Color | #c09b7a |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (207.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusk Blue Color. The Dazzle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sea Salt Rivers (#5087bd) for more energetic effect. Try Hideout as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c09b7a is the best complementary color to Dusk Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7ba0c0 complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Glacier are #7ac0bd and #7a7dc0. Thus found on the left and right of #7ba0c0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Ship Cove colors as they work well with Dusk Blue.
The split-complementary Dusk Blue palette consists of #c0bd7a and #c07a7d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c09b7a). Try Gimblet and Old Rose colors in combination with #7ba0c0, 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 #7ba0c0 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dusk Blue. Thus Olivine and Viola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusk Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Wisteria, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7ba0c0 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dusk Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c09b7a) and two others. The Viola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c07a9f and #7ac09b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7ba0c0 is made of 26% red, 34% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Dusk Blue has a hue angle of 207.83°, a saturation of 35.38% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7ba0c0 is made of 27.05% cyan, 12.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #7ba0c0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(123,160,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 34%, 40% |
| CMYK | 27.05, 12.54, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(207.83,35.38%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(207.83,35.94%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.2889,-4.6838,-20.5374) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.2536,33.1583,54.6748) |