Spike is pale, 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 | #9a9d8e |
| Complementary Color | #6e7161 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Spike Color. The Purple Silhouette color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Violet Shadow (#4d4860) for more energetic effect. Try Pale Blackish Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6e7161 is the best complementary color to Spike. 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 #656271 complementary color is Limed Ash, 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 Mid Gray are #616671 and #6c6171. Thus found on the left and right of #656271 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Spike.
The split-complementary Spike palette consists of #667161 and #716c61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6e7161). Try Willow Grove and Flint colors in combination with #656271, 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 #656271 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 Spike. Thus Corduroy and Sandstone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spike contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Scorpion, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #656271 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. Spike tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#6e7161) and two others. The Sandstone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #716461 and #616e71.
In a RGB color space, hex #656271 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Spike has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 7.11% and a lightness of 41.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656271 is made of 4.7% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #656271 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(101,98,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 5.88, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(252,7.11%,41.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252,13.27%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.299,4.431,-8.0229) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7151,12.6943,17.4029) |