Scarpa Flow is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a7aa9d |
| Complementary Color | #5f6255 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Scarpa Flow Color. The Club Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Taylor (#5f5879) for more energetic effect. Try Victorian Iris as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f6255 is the best complementary color to Scarpa Flow. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #585562 complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scarpa Flow are #555862 and #5e5562. Thus found on the left and right of #585562 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trout and Salt Box colors as they work well with Scarpa Flow.
The split-complementary Scarpa Flow palette consists of #586255 and #625e55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f6255). Try Finlandia and Chicago colors in combination with #585562, 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 #585562 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scarpa Flow. Thus Nandor and Dorado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scarpa Flow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Zambezi, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #585562 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scarpa Flow tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#5f6255) and two others. The Dorado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #625855 and #555f62.
In a RGB color space, hex #585562 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Scarpa Flow has a hue angle of 253.85°, a saturation of 7.1% and a lightness of 35.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #585562 is made of 3.92% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #585562 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,85,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 5.1, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(253.85,7.1%,35.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.85,13.27%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8433,4.086,-7.0704) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4776,9.4535,12.8805) |