Loch Blue Color

#609795

Loch Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of warm cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool red, cool yellow or cool magenta

Inverse Color #9f686a
Complementary Color #976061
Color Shade: warm cyan (177.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.43% (better contrasting with white)
Loch Blue Color Sample
Loch Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #609795

If you're looking for a similar warm cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Loch Blue Color. The Tapestry Teal color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a green cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Green Hour (#587d79) for more calm effect. Try Trumpet Teal as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#976061 is the best complementary color to Loch Blue. Cool red shades generally complement the warm cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #609795 complementary color is Au Chico, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool green, warm cyan, and cool cyan colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Patina are #609779 and #607d97. Thus found on the left and right of #609795 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Lynch colors as they work well with Loch Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Loch Blue palette consists of #977960 and #97607d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#976061). Try Domino and Strikemaster colors in combination with #609795, 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 #609795 offers a combination of warm yellow and cool magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loch Blue. Thus Avocado and Trendy Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Loch Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Au Chico, Kimberly, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #609795 square combo is a palette of warm cyan, warm blue, cool red and cool yellow 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. Loch Blue tetradic combo consists of cool red complementary color (#976061) and two others. The Trendy Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Highland – 120° from the complementary Au Chico. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #956097 and #619760.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #609795 is made of 24% red, 38% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Loch Blue has a hue angle of 177.82°, a saturation of 22.27% and a lightness of 48.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #609795 is made of 21.57% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 40.78% black ink.

HEX #609795
RGB Decimal rgb(96,151,149)
RGB Percentage 24%, 38%, 38%
CMYK 21.57, 0, 0.79, 40.78
HSL hsl(177.82,22.27%,48.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(177.82,36.42%,59.22%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.7794,-18.5483,-4.7053)
XYZ xyz(21.3153,26.7899,32.4813)
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