Red Cabbage is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #acb588 |
| Complementary Color | #6d764a |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Red Cabbage Color. The Jakarta Skyline color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Passion Flower (#6d5698) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Gumball as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d764a is the best complementary color to Red Cabbage. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #534a77 complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4a5776 and #694a76. Thus found on the left and right of #534a77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Red Cabbage.
The split-complementary Red Cabbage palette consists of #57764a and #76694a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d764a). Try Dingley and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #534a77, 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 #534a77 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Red Cabbage. Thus Como and Roman Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Red Cabbage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Ferra, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #534a77 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Red Cabbage tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#6d764a) and two others. The Roman Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #76534a and #4a6d76.
In a RGB color space, hex #534a77 is made of 30% red, 27% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Red Cabbage has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 23.32% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #534a77 is made of 14.12% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #534a77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,74,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 27%, 43% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 17.65, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(252,23.32%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252,37.82%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.1251,14.7228,-24.3855) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.3458,8.0685,18.5176) |