Scott Base 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 | #995c3c |
| Complementary Color | #c38565 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (200.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Scott Base Color. The Fountain 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 Alpha Blue (#588bb4) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Muffin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c38565 is the best complementary color to Scott Base. 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 #66a3c3 complementary color is Antique Brass, 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 Fountain Blue are #65c3b4 and #6574c3. Thus found on the left and right of #66a3c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fountain Blue and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Scott Base.
The split-complementary Scott Base palette consists of #c3b465 and #c36574 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c38565). Try Laser and Contessa colors in combination with #66a3c3, 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 #66a3c3 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 Scott Base. Thus Wild Willow and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scott Base contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Antique Brass, Amethyst, and Mantis split by 90° on the color wheel. #66a3c3 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. Scott Base tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#c38565) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and De York – 120° from the complementary Antique Brass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c365a3 and #65c385.
In a RGB color space, hex #66a3c3 is made of 22% red, 35% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Scott Base has a hue angle of 200.65°, a saturation of 43.66% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66a3c3 is made of 36.47% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #66a3c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,163,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 35%, 42% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 12.55, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(200.65,43.66%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(200.65,47.69%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.1279,-11.0037,-22.5581) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.427,32.9593,56.4933) |