Loch Ness is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #a0924f |
| Complementary Color | #b0a25f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Loch Ness Color. The Piccadilly Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Onion Skin Blue (#4c5692) for more calm effect. Try Deep Periwinkle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0a25f is the best complementary color to Loch Ness. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5f6db0 complementary color is Teak, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Scampi are #5f95b0 and #795fb0. Thus found on the left and right of #5f6db0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Hippie Blue and Deluge colors as they work well with Loch Ness.
The split-complementary Loch Ness palette consists of #95b05f and #b0795f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0a25f). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Santa Fe colors in combination with #5f6db0, 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 #5f6db0 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loch Ness. Thus Fern and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loch Ness contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f6db0 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Loch Ness tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b0a25f) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b05f6c and #5fb0a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #5f6db0 is made of 25% red, 29% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Loch Ness has a hue angle of 229.63°, a saturation of 33.89% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f6db0 is made of 31.77% cyan, 26.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #5f6db0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(95,109,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 29%, 46% |
| CMYK | 31.77, 26.27, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(229.63,33.89%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.63,46.02%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.6299,12.995,-37.3798) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.0244,16.5048,43.31) |