Sea Loch is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #91662e |
| Complementary Color | #d1a66e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (213.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Loch Color. The Echo Isles Water color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blue Iolite (#587ebe) for more calm effect. Try Oxygen Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d1a66e is the best complementary color to Sea Loch. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e99d1 complementary color is Whiskey, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Danube are #6ecad1 and #746ed1. Thus found on the left and right of #6e99d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downy and Moody Blue colors as they work well with Sea Loch.
The split-complementary Sea Loch palette consists of #cad16e and #d1746e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1a66e). Try Tacha and New York Pink colors in combination with #6e99d1, 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 #6e99d1 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Loch. Thus Feijoa and Hopbush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Sea Loch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Whiskey, Orchid, and Pastel Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e99d1 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Loch tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d1a66e) and two others. The Hopbush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Whiskey. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d16e98 and #6ed1a6.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e99d1 is made of 23% red, 32% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Loch has a hue angle of 213.94°, a saturation of 51.83% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e99d1 is made of 38.82% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6e99d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,153,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 32%, 44% |
| CMYK | 38.82, 21.96, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(213.94,51.83%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(213.94,47.37%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.2543,0.5769,-33.2228) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3303,30.7009,64.7016) |