Salt Box 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 | #9b705b |
| Complementary Color | #a37964 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (199.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salt Box Blue Color. The Sea Drifter color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ocean Current (#537783) for more calm effect. Try Russ Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a37964 is the best complementary color to Salt Box 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 #648fa4 complementary color is Toast, 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 Bermuda Gray are #64a399 and #646fa3. Thus found on the left and right of #648fa4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Breaker Bay and Waikawa Gray colors as they work well with Salt Box Blue.
The split-complementary Salt Box Blue palette consists of #a39964 and #a3646f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a37964). Try Barley Corn and Coral Tree colors in combination with #648fa4, 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 #648fa4 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 Salt Box Blue. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Strikemaster giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Salt Box Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Toast, Trendy Pink, and Asparagus split by 90° on the color wheel. #648fa4 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. Salt Box Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#a37964) and two others. The Strikemaster is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Forest – 120° from the complementary Toast. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3648f and #64a379.
In a RGB color space, hex #648fa4 is made of 25% red, 35% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Salt Box Blue has a hue angle of 199.69°, a saturation of 26.02% and a lightness of 51.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #648fa4 is made of 25.09% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #648fa4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,143,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 35%, 40% |
| CMYK | 25.09, 8.23, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(199.69,26.02%,51.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(199.69,39.02%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.1091,-9.1626,-15.7501) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7788,25.0346,38.8062) |