Colossus is calm, 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 | #9da36e |
| Complementary Color | #8a915c |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Colossus Color. The Dahlia Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Plum Preserve (#7c70aa) for more energetic effect. Try Rhythm as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8a915c is the best complementary color to Colossus. 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 #625c91 complementary color is Avocado, 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 Scampi are #5c7091 and #7c5c91. Thus found on the left and right of #625c91 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Colossus.
The split-complementary Colossus palette consists of #70915c and #917c5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8a915c). Try Highland and Domino colors in combination with #625c91, 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 #625c91 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 Colossus. Thus Spring Leaves and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colossus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Copper Rose, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #625c91 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. Colossus tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8a915c) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91625c and #5c8b91.
In a RGB color space, hex #625c91 is made of 29% red, 27% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Colossus has a hue angle of 246.79°, a saturation of 22.36% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #625c91 is made of 18.43% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #625c91 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(98,92,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 27%, 43% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 20.78, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(246.79,22.36%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.79,36.55%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.6816,15.2732,-28.3718) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.975,12.2953,28.4247) |