Flint Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #bdbdb2 |
| Complementary Color | #4d4d42 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Flint Purple Color. The Pango Black color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Charade (#292937) for more energetic effect. Try Mangu Black as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4d4d42 is the best complementary color to Flint Purple. 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 #42424d complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mako are #42474d and #47424d. Thus found on the left and right of #42424d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mako and Ship Gray colors as they work well with Flint Purple.
The split-complementary Flint Purple palette consists of #474d42 and #4d4742 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d4d42). Try Cabbage Pont and Armadillo colors in combination with #42424d, 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 #42424d offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flint Purple. Thus Lunar Green and Tundora giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flint Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Cape Cod split by 90° on the color wheel. #42424d square combo is a palette of cool blue, red 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. Flint Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#4d4d42) and two others. The Tundora is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cape Cod – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4242 and #424d4d.
In a RGB color space, hex #42424d is made of 32% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Flint Purple has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 7.69% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #42424d is made of 4.32% cyan, 4.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #42424d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(66,66,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 37% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 4.32, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(240,7.69%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,14.29%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.3549,2.6138,-6.6195) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5345,5.5905,7.8086) |