Lothern Blue Color

#6699cc

Lothern Blue is calm, 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 #963
Complementary Color #c96
Color Shade: cool cyan (210° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Lothern Blue Color Sample
Lothern Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6699cc

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lothern Blue Color. The Meadow Blossom Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Woad Blue (#597fb9) for more calm effect. Try Blue Iolite as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c96 is the best complementary color to Lothern 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 #69c complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #66cbcc and #66c. Thus found on the left and right of #69c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and White colors as they work well with Lothern Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lothern Blue palette consists of #cbcc66 and #c66 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c96). Try Laser and White colors in combination with #69c, 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 #69c 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 Lothern Blue. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lothern Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Fuchsia Pink, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #69c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid magenta, warm red and warm green 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. Lothern Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c96) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c69 and #6c9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6699cc is made of 22% red, 33% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Lothern Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6699cc is made of 40% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #6699cc
RGB Decimal rgb(102,153,204)
RGB Percentage 22%, 33%, 44%
CMYK 40, 20, 0, 20
HSL hsl(210,50%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(210,50%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.6256,-2.8148,-31.4391)
XYZ xyz(27.7698,29.9669,61.4473)
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