Old Heliotrope is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #a9c3a3 |
| Complementary Color | #415c3c |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288.75° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Heliotrope Color. The Gladiola Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Basil Mauve (#6c5472) for more calm effect. Try Cabbage Blossom Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#415c3c is the best complementary color to Old Heliotrope. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #563c5c complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Voodoo are #453c5c and #5c3c52. Thus found on the left and right of #563c5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Eggplant colors as they work well with Old Heliotrope.
The split-complementary Old Heliotrope palette consists of #3c5c46 and #525c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#415c3c). Try Mineral Green and Hemlock colors in combination with #563c5c, 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 #563c5c offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Heliotrope. Thus Mineral Green and Hemlock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Heliotrope contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Kabul, and Oxford Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #563c5c square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Heliotrope tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#415c3c) and two others. The Hemlock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxford Blue – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c553c and #3c415c.
In a RGB color space, hex #563c5c is made of 36% red, 25% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Old Heliotrope has a hue angle of 288.75°, a saturation of 21.05% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #563c5c is made of 2.35% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #563c5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,60,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 25%, 39% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 12.55, 0, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(288.75,21.05%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288.75,34.78%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3692,17.8041,-14.6161) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3854,5.9829,10.8908) |