Mystical Color

#5f4e72

Mystical 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 #a0b18d
Complementary Color #61714e
Color Shade: warm blue (268.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 37.65% (better contrasting with white)
Mystical Color Sample
Mystical Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5f4e72

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystical Color. The Victorian Iris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Juneberry (#775496) for more energetic effect. Try Serendibite Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#61714e is the best complementary color to Mystical. 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 #5f4e72 complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4e4f71 and #704e71. Thus found on the left and right of #5f4e72 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Salt Box colors as they work well with Mystical.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mystical palette consists of #4f714e and #71704e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61714e). Try Axolotl and Go Ben colors in combination with #5f4e72, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5f4e72 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 Mystical. Thus Como and Tobacco Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mystical contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #5f4e72 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mystical tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#61714e) and two others. The Tobacco Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #715e4e and #4e6171.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5f4e72 is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Mystical has a hue angle of 268.33°, a saturation of 18.75% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5f4e72 is made of 7.46% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.

HEX #5f4e72
RGB Decimal rgb(95,78,114)
RGB Percentage 33%, 27%, 40%
CMYK 7.46, 14.12, 0, 55.29
HSL hsl(268.33,18.75%,37.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(268.33,31.58%,44.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.1696,14.899,-18.0059)
XYZ xyz(10.481,9.0966,17.123)
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