Scotch Blue Color – #000077: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Scotch Blue is a deep, near-navy blue that leans dark enough to read almost black in low light. The name echoes 3M’s ScotchBlue painter’s tape, whose bright blue crepe backing has been the top-selling masking tape in the United States for decades. This version is far moodier than that tape, closer to the ink you’d find in a fountain pen. Use the Scotch Blue color code (#000077) for backgrounds where you want weight without going fully black.

Scotch Blue Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #000077

2. #999900

Triadic colors

1. #000077

2. #990000

3. #009900

Tints or lighter colors

1. #0000AA

2. #0000DD

3. #1111FF

4. #4444FF

5. #7777FF

Darker colors

1. #000044

2. #000011

Analogous colors

1. #007777

2. #003B77

3. #000077

4. #3B0077

5. #770077

Monochromatic colors

1. #00002A

2. #00005D

3. #000090

4. #0000C3

5. #0606F0