Periwinkle Dusk 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 | #72624c |
| Complementary Color | #b3a38d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (214.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Periwinkle Dusk Color. The Always Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cowgirl Blue (#6a87ab) for more energetic effect. Try Windy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3a38d is the best complementary color to Periwinkle Dusk. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d9db3 complementary color is Hillary, 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 Bali Hai are #8db0b3 and #908db3. Thus found on the left and right of #8d9db3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gulf Stream and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Periwinkle Dusk.
The split-complementary Periwinkle Dusk palette consists of #b0b38d and #b3908d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3a38d). Try Swamp Green and Thatch colors in combination with #8d9db3, 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 #8d9db3 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 Periwinkle Dusk. Thus Schist and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Periwinkle Dusk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hillary, Bouquet, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d9db3 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. Periwinkle Dusk tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b3a38d) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Hillary. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b38d9d and #8db3a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d9db3 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Periwinkle Dusk has a hue angle of 214.74°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d9db3 is made of 14.91% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #8d9db3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,157,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 14.91, 8.63, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(214.74,20%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(214.74,21.23%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1863,-0.7987,-13.3047) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1782,33.0313,47.3802) |