Dusty 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 | #736252 |
| Complementary Color | #ad9b8c |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Blue Color. The Cloud Cover color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Salt Box Blue (#648fa4) for more energetic effect. Try Link as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ad9b8c is the best complementary color to Dusty 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 #8c9dad complementary color is Del Rio, 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 Bali Hai are #8cadac and #8c8cad. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9dad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cascade and Manatee colors as they work well with Dusty Blue.
The split-complementary Dusty Blue palette consists of #adac8c and #ad8c8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad9b8c). Try Tallow and Del Rio colors in combination with #8c9dad, 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 #8c9dad 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 Dusty Blue. Thus Locust and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Del Rio, Amethyst Smoke, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9dad 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. Dusty Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#ad9b8c) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Del Rio. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad8c9d and #8cad9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c9dad is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Blue has a hue angle of 209.09°, a saturation of 16.75% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9dad is made of 12.94% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #8c9dad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,157,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 6.27, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(209.09,16.75%,61.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.09,19.08%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.9226,-2.4987,-10.34) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.415,32.7065,44.2451) |