Gothic Grape is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b8c6ae |
| Complementary Color | #425039 |
| Color Shade: | violet (275° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Gothic Grape Color. The Gengiana color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Napa Grape (#5b5162) for more calm effect. Try Black Safflower as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#425039 is the best complementary color to Gothic Grape. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #473951 complementary color is Cabbage Pont, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #3b3950 and #50394e. Thus found on the left and right of #473951 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Eggplant colors as they work well with Gothic Grape.
The split-complementary Gothic Grape palette consists of #39503b and #4e5039 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#425039). Try Tom Thumb and Kelp colors in combination with #473951, 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 #473951 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gothic Grape. Thus Mineral Green and Taupe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gothic Grape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cabbage Pont, Rock, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #473951 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gothic Grape tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#425039) and two others. The Taupe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Gray – 120° from the complementary Cabbage Pont. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #504639 and #394250.
In a RGB color space, hex #473951 is made of 34% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Gothic Grape has a hue angle of 275°, a saturation of 17.39% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #473951 is made of 3.92% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #473951 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,57,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 9.41, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(275,17.39%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(275,29.63%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.3319,11.4773,-12.2567) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5469,4.8599,8.4303) |