Scapa Flow is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, warm cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #949593 |
| Complementary Color | #6b6b6a |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Scapa Flow Color. The Magic Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Iris Petal (#6b6273) for more energetic effect. Try Sedona Shadow as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b6b6a is the best complementary color to Scapa Flow. Warm yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6b6a6c complementary color is Storm Dust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #6a6a6b and #6b6a6b. Thus found on the left and right of #6b6a6c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Fedora colors as they work well with Scapa Flow.
The split-complementary Scapa Flow palette consists of #6a6b6a and #6b6b6a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b6b6a). Try Corduroy and Storm Dust colors in combination with #6b6a6c, 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 #6b6a6c offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scapa Flow. Thus Corduroy and Storm Dust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scapa Flow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Storm Dust, Dove Gray, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #6b6a6c square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, warm yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scapa Flow tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6b6b6a) and two others. The Storm Dust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Storm Dust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b6b6a and #6a6b6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #6b6a6c is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Scapa Flow has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 0.93% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6b6a6c is made of 0.39% cyan, 0.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6b6a6c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(107,106,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 0.78, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(270,0.93%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,1.85%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.9648,0.8015,-0.9868) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.9242,14.5166,16.2555) |