Salem Blue Color

#66a9d3

Salem 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 #99562c
Complementary Color #d38f66
Color Shade: cool cyan (203.12° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Salem Blue Color Sample
Salem Blue Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #66a9d3

If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Salem Blue Color. The Havelock Blue 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 saturated alternative called Magical Merlin (#3d8ed0) for more energetic effect. Try Sky Fall as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d38f66 is the best complementary color to Salem 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 #66a9d3 complementary color is Whiskey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #66d3c6 and #6672d3. Thus found on the left and right of #66a9d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Salem Blue.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Salem Blue palette consists of #d3c666 and #d36672 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d38f66). Try Tacha and Chestnut Rose colors in combination with #66a9d3, 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 #66a9d3 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 Salem Blue. Thus Celery and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Salem Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Lavender, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #66a9d3 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool 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. Salem Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#d38f66) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Emerald – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d366a9 and #66d38f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #66a9d3 is made of 21% red, 35% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Salem Blue has a hue angle of 203.12°, a saturation of 55.33% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #66a9d3 is made of 42.75% cyan, 16.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.

HEX #66a9d3
RGB Decimal rgb(102,169,211)
RGB Percentage 21%, 35%, 44%
CMYK 42.75, 16.48, 0, 17.25
HSL hsl(203.12,55.33%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(203.12,51.66%,82.75%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.4464,-9.6318,-27.8799)
XYZ xyz(31.4253,35.9039,66.9019)
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