Blackcurrant Elixir is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #a3b095 |
| Complementary Color | #5d6a4f |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (268.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 36.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackcurrant Elixir Color. The Emperor Jewel color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Silverado (#6a6472) for more calm effect. Try Classic Waltz as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5d6a4f is the best complementary color to Blackcurrant Elixir. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c4f6a complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #4f4f6a and #694f6a. Thus found on the left and right of #5c4f6a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Salt Box colors as they work well with Blackcurrant Elixir.
The split-complementary Blackcurrant Elixir palette consists of #4f6a4f and #6a694f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d6a4f). Try Finlandia and Kokoda colors in combination with #5c4f6a, 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 #5c4f6a offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackcurrant Elixir. Thus Nandor and Soya Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackcurrant Elixir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c4f6a square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blackcurrant Elixir tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5d6a4f) and two others. The Soya Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5c4f and #4f5d6a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c4f6a is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Blackcurrant Elixir has a hue angle of 268.89°, a saturation of 14.59% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c4f6a is made of 5.49% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black ink.
| HEX | #5c4f6a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,79,106) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 29%, 38% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 10.59, 0, 58.43 |
| HSL | hsl(268.89,14.59%,36.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(268.89,25.47%,41.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.8063,11.2441,-13.5991) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.8111,8.9079,14.838) |