Indigo Carmine is soft, 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 | #ff9138 |
| Complementary Color | #c75800 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (206.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Indigo Carmine Color. The Capstan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dead Blue Eyes (#0055cc) for more calm effect. Try Standing Waters as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c75800 is the best complementary color to Indigo Carmine. 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 #006ec7 complementary color is Burnt Orange, 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 Science Blue are #00c7bc and #000ac7. Thus found on the left and right of #006ec7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Robin's Egg Blue and Dark Blue colors as they work well with Indigo Carmine.
The split-complementary Indigo Carmine palette consists of #c7bc00 and #c7000a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c75800). Try Buddha Gold and Guardsman Red colors in combination with #006ec7, 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 #006ec7 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 Indigo Carmine. Thus Limeade and Lipstick giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Indigo Carmine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Burnt Orange, Electric Violet, and Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #006ec7 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. Indigo Carmine tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c75800) and two others. The Lipstick is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jade – 120° from the complementary Burnt Orange. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c7006d and #00c758.
In a RGB color space, hex #006ec7 is made of 0% red, 36% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Indigo Carmine has a hue angle of 206.83°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #006ec7 is made of 78.04% cyan, 34.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
| HEX | #006ec7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(0,110,199) |
| RGB Percentage | 0%, 36%, 64% |
| CMYK | 78.04, 34.9, 0, 21.96 |
| HSL | hsl(206.83,100%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(206.83,100%,78.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.0091,8.1321,-53.4657) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8847,15.2754,56.1441) |