Get the right color in iOS7 translucent navigation bar

Question

How can I get the right coloring for my translucent navigation bars in iOS 7? The navigation bar just adjusts the given color to a much brighter one. Changing brightness or

Answer 1

To make tint color look darker you can change the backgroundColor of the navigation bar:

UIColor *color1 = [UIColor colorWithRed:55.0f/256.0f green:0.0f blue:1.0f alpha:1.0f];
[navBar setBarStyle:UIBarStyleBlackTranslucent];
[navBar setBarTintColor:color1];
UIColor *color2 = [UIColor colorWithWhite:0 alpha:0.3];
[navBar setBackgroundColor:color2];

Try playing around with color1 and color2 to achieve the result that fits to you. Anything else would be fighting the framework.