Marine Ink is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #9c7b47 |
| Complementary Color | #b89663 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (216.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Marine Ink Color. The Bluesy Note color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called San Marino (#456cac) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Mountain as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b89663 is the best complementary color to Marine Ink. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6384b8 complementary color is Muddy Waters, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #63aeb8 and #6c63b8. Thus found on the left and right of #6384b8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tradewind and Blue Violet colors as they work well with Marine Ink.
The split-complementary Marine Ink palette consists of #aeb863 and #b86c63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b89663). Try Olive Green and Santa Fe colors in combination with #6384b8, 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 #6384b8 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Marine Ink. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Tapestry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Marine Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Muddy Waters, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6384b8 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Marine Ink tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b89663) and two others. The Tapestry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Muddy Waters. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b86383 and #63b896.
In a RGB color space, hex #6384b8 is made of 24% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Marine Ink has a hue angle of 216.71°, a saturation of 37.44% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6384b8 is made of 33.34% cyan, 20.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #6384b8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,132,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 33.34, 20.4, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(216.71,37.44%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(216.71,46.2%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6744,2.5897,-30.9422) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0486,22.6159,48.5506) |