Blue Dusk is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #736a62 |
| Complementary Color | #9d948c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (208.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Dusk Color. The South Pacific color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dockside Blue (#a0b3bc) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Prince as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9d948c is the best complementary color to Blue Dusk. 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 #8c959d complementary color is Zorba, 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 Regent Gray are #8c9d9c and #8c8c9d. Thus found on the left and right of #8c959d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Blue Dusk.
The split-complementary Blue Dusk palette consists of #9d9c8c and #9d8c8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9d948c). Try Lemon Grass and Dusty Gray colors in combination with #8c959d, 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 #8c959d offers a combination of cool yellow and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Dusk. Thus Lemon Grass and Venus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zorba, Mamba, and Mantle split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c959d 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. Blue Dusk tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#9d948c) and two others. The Venus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mantle – 120° from the complementary Zorba. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d8c94 and #8c9d94.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c959d is made of 31% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Dusk has a hue angle of 208.24°, a saturation of 7.98% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c959d is made of 6.67% cyan, 3.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #8c959d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,149,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 3.14, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(208.24,7.98%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(208.24,10.83%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.2245,-1.5696,-5.3247) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6485,29.5047,36.136) |