Jotun Dim Blue 4221

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What are Jotun Dim Blue undertones?
Is Dim Blue 4221 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Dim Blue
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Dim Blue 4221
Code:	4221
Name:	Dim Blue
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Dim Blue?

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What are Jotun Dim Blue undertones?

Dim Blue is a midtone, very muted slate blue. The HEX sample has a subtle blue bias, but its low chroma turns that hue into a neutral-looking color rather than a clear blue. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#666D73

RGB code:

102, 109, 115

Is Jotun Dim Blue cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 208°, this dark blue leans cool, but it is near the neutral line and may feel warmer in certain lighting.

4221 Dim Blue HSL code: 208, 6%, 43%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Dim Blue

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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3000K

4000K

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7000K

Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Dim Blue:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

4221
Dim Blue

Darker shades

4221
Dim Blue

4744
Sophisticated Blue

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Dim Blue with a green hue, complementary colors are those with a red hue close to 28, such as Jotun Duft and Contemporary White.

4221
Dim Blue

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#666d73
RGB Decimal	102, 109, 115
RGB Percent	40.00%, 42.75%, 45.10%
HSV	Hue: 208° Saturation: 11.3% Value: 45.1%
HSL	hsl(208, 5.99, 42.55)
CMYK	Cyan: 11.3 Magenta: 5.22 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.9
YIQ	Y: 107.591 I: -6.099 Q: 0.386
XYZ	X: 14.042 Y: 15.0 Z: 18.37
CIE Lab	L:45.634 a:-1.342 b:-4.249
CIE Luv	L:45.634 u:-4.089 v:-5.573
Decimal	6712691
Hunter Lab	38.729, -3.06, -1.012