Cotton Indigo is pale, cool-toned shade of mid cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid red, yellow green or mid magenta
| Inverse Color | #f99689 |
| Complementary Color | #761306 |
| Color Shade: | mid cyan (186.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Cotton Indigo Color. The Tile Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Thunderstorm Blue (#004f63) for more energetic effect. Try Sea Sight as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#761306 is the best complementary color to Cotton Indigo. Mid red shades generally complement the mid cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #066976 complementary color is Dark Burgundy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of green cyan, mid cyan, and blue cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mosque are #06764b and #063176. Thus found on the left and right of #066976 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Watercourse and Catalina Blue colors as they work well with Cotton Indigo.
The split-complementary Cotton Indigo palette consists of #764b06 and #760631 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#761306). Try Antique Bronze and Black Rose colors in combination with #066976, 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 #066976 offers a combination of mid yellow and mid magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cotton Indigo. Thus Yukon Gold and Cardinal Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cotton Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Burgundy, Windsor, and Japanese Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #066976 square combo is a palette of mid cyan, violet, mid red and yellow green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cotton Indigo tetradic combo consists of mid red complementary color (#761306) and two others. The Cardinal Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Japanese Laurel – 120° from the complementary Dark Burgundy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #760668 and #067613.
In a RGB color space, hex #066976 is made of 3% red, 46% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Cotton Indigo has a hue angle of 186.96°, a saturation of 90.32% and a lightness of 24.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #066976 is made of 43.92% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #066976 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(6,105,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 3%, 46%, 52% |
| CMYK | 43.92, 5.09, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(186.96,90.32%,24.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(186.96,94.92%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.3281,-20.1072,-14.4621) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.3967,11.4499,18.907) |