Grape Hyacinth is deep, 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 | #ac3 |
| Complementary Color | #a9cc32 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grape Hyacinth Color. The Purple Rain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Waiporoporo Purple (#654bc9) for more calm effect. Try Purple Cabbage as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9cc32 is the best complementary color to Grape Hyacinth. 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 #53c complementary color is Atlantis, 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 White are #325dcc and #a132cc. Thus found on the left and right of #53c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cerulean Blue and Purple Heart colors as they work well with Grape Hyacinth.
The split-complementary Grape Hyacinth palette consists of #5dcc32 and #cca132 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9cc32). Try Atlantis and Old Gold colors in combination with #53c, 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 #53c 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 Grape Hyacinth. Thus Emerald and Tuscany giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grape Hyacinth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Atlantis, Brick Red, and Shamrock split by 90° on the color wheel. #53c 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. Grape Hyacinth tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a9cc32) and two others. The Tuscany is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scooter – 120° from the complementary Atlantis. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc5532 and #32a9cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #5533cc is made of 25% red, 15% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Grape Hyacinth has a hue angle of 253.33°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5533cc is made of 46.67% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #5533cc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,51,204) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 15%, 60% |
| CMYK | 46.67, 60, 0, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(253.33,60%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.33,75%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.3185,53.8912,-73.6121) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8292,8.6586,57.9637) |