Spinel Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bebca4 |
| Complementary Color | #5b5941 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Spinel Black Color. The Agate Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Roman Violet (#4d517f) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Navy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b5941 is the best complementary color to Spinel Black. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #41435b complementary color is Hemlock, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #41505b and #4c415b. Thus found on the left and right of #41435b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Spinel Black.
The split-complementary Spinel Black palette consists of #505b41 and #5b4c41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b5941). Try Axolotl and Kabul colors in combination with #41435b, 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 #41435b offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Spinel Black. Thus Gray Asparagus and Matterhorn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spinel Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hemlock, Eggplant, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #41435b square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Spinel Black tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#5b5941) and two others. The Matterhorn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Hemlock. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b4143 and #415b59.
In a RGB color space, hex #41435b is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Spinel Black has a hue angle of 235.38°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 30.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #41435b is made of 10.2% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.31% black ink.
| HEX | #41435b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,67,91) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 9.42, 0, 64.31 |
| HSL | hsl(235.38,16.67%,30.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.38,28.57%,35.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.1421,5.3393,-14.5051) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.0755,5.8935,10.7149) |