Blue Oar is pale, 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 | #9b8163 |
| Complementary Color | #9c8163 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Oar Color. The Luxe Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Enduring (#586683) for more calm effect. Try Storm Petrel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9c8163 is the best complementary color to Blue Oar. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #647e9c complementary color is Domino, 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 Lynch are #639a9c and #65639c. Thus found on the left and right of #647e9c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Patina and Kimberly colors as they work well with Blue Oar.
The split-complementary Blue Oar palette consists of #9a9c63 and #9c6563 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9c8163). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #647e9c, 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 #647e9c 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 Blue Oar. Thus Asparagus and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Oar contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Domino, Strikemaster, and Highland split by 90° on the color wheel. #647e9c 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. Blue Oar tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#9c8163) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Domino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c637e and #639c82.
In a RGB color space, hex #647e9c is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Oar has a hue angle of 212.14°, a saturation of 22.05% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #647e9c is made of 21.96% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #647e9c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,126,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 11.77, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(212.14,22.05%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.14,35.9%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.8726,-1.6589,-19.1054) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7171,20.0313,34.3324) |