Ink Blotch Color

#00608b

Ink Blotch is calm, 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 #ff9f74
Complementary Color #8b2b00
Color Shade: cool cyan (198.56° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 27.25% (better contrasting with white)
Ink Blotch Color Sample
Ink Blotch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #00608b

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Ink Blotch Color. The Azure Green Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Lagoon (#005265) for more calm effect. Try Ocean Boat Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8b2b00 is the best complementary color to Ink Blotch. 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 #00608b complementary color is Peru Tan, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orient are #008b70 and #001a8b. Thus found on the left and right of #00608b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Observatory and Resolution Blue colors as they work well with Ink Blotch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ink Blotch palette consists of #8b7000 and #8b001a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b2b00). Try Olive and Burgundy colors in combination with #00608b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #00608b 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 Ink Blotch. Thus Limeade and Fresh Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ink Blotch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peru Tan, Purple, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #00608b square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ink Blotch tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#8b2b00) and two others. The Fresh Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fun Green – 120° from the complementary Peru Tan. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b005f and #008b2b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #00608b is made of 0% red, 41% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Ink Blotch has a hue angle of 198.56°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 27.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #00608b is made of 54.51% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #00608b
RGB Decimal rgb(0,96,139)
RGB Percentage 0%, 41%, 59%
CMYK 54.51, 16.86, 0, 45.49
HSL hsl(198.56,100%,27.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(198.56,100%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.2518,-7.2795,-30.4381)
XYZ xyz(8.8431,10.2298,25.9346)
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