Grape Blue is calm, 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 | #dbb793 |
| Complementary Color | #6c4824 |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (210° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Grape Blue Color. The Chathams Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Elite Blue (#1b3053) for more energetic effect. Try Suez Canal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6c4824 is the best complementary color to Grape 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 #24486c complementary color is Pickled Bean, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astronaut are #246b6c and #24246c. Thus found on the left and right of #24486c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Paradiso and Astronaut colors as they work well with Grape Blue.
The split-complementary Grape Blue palette consists of #6b6c24 and #6c2424 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c4824). Try Crete and Crown of Thorns colors in combination with #24486c, 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 #24486c 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 Grape Blue. Thus Fern Frond and Tawny Port giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grape Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pickled Bean, Plum, and Green Pea split by 90° on the color wheel. #24486c square combo is a palette of cool cyan, mid 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. Grape Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#6c4824) and two others. The Tawny Port is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Green Pea – 120° from the complementary Pickled Bean. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c2448 and #246c48.
In a RGB color space, hex #24486c is made of 17% red, 33% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Grape Blue has a hue angle of 210°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #24486c is made of 28.23% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black ink.
| HEX | #24486c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(36,72,108) |
| RGB Percentage | 17%, 33%, 50% |
| CMYK | 28.23, 14.11, 0, 57.65 |
| HSL | hsl(210,50%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(210,66.67%,42.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6447,-0.4433,-24.7339) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7517,6.0925,15.0602) |