Napa 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 | #a4ae9d |
| Complementary Color | #586151 |
| Color Shade: | violet (275.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Napa Grape Color. The Grape Expectations 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 saturated alternative called Charoite Violet (#6a577f) for more energetic effect. Try Forged Iron as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#586151 is the best complementary color to Napa 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 #5b5162 complementary color is Siam, 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 Scarpa Flow are #525161 and #615160. Thus found on the left and right of #5b5162 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarpa Flow and Don Juan colors as they work well with Napa Grape.
The split-complementary Napa Grape palette consists of #516152 and #606151 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#586151). Try Finlandia and Siam colors in combination with #5b5162, 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 #5b5162 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 Napa Grape. Thus Nandor and Soya Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Napa Grape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Zambezi, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5b5162 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. Napa Grape tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#586151) and two others. The Soya Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trout – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #615a51 and #515861.
In a RGB color space, hex #5b5162 is made of 34% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Napa Grape has a hue angle of 275.29°, a saturation of 9.5% and a lightness of 35.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5b5162 is made of 2.74% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #5b5162 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(91,81,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 30%, 36% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 6.67, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(275.29,9.5%,35.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(275.29,17.35%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9667,7.7324,-8.3565) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.4614,8.9908,12.792) |