Scatman Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #9b867c |
| Complementary Color | #836d63 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scatman Blue Color. The Inland Waters color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cavolo Nero (#72939e) for more energetic effect. Try Silk Khimar as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#836d63 is the best complementary color to Scatman Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #647983 complementary color is Sand Dune, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pale Sky are #63837d and #636983. Thus found on the left and right of #647983 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Viridian Green and Comet colors as they work well with Scatman Blue.
The split-complementary Scatman Blue palette consists of #837d63 and #836369 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#836d63). Try Clay Creek and Falcon colors in combination with #647983, 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 #647983 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scatman Blue. Thus Flax Smoke and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scatman Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sand Dune, Rum, and Glade Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #647983 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scatman Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#836d63) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Viridian Green – 120° from the complementary Sand Dune. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #836378 and #63836d.
In a RGB color space, hex #647983 is made of 28% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Scatman Blue has a hue angle of 199.35°, a saturation of 13.42% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #647983 is made of 12.15% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #647983 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,121,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 34%, 37% |
| CMYK | 12.15, 3.92, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(199.35,13.42%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.35,23.66%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.5237,-5.2661,-8.0056) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1896,18.0228,24.0982) |