Giant Onion 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 | #99a261 |
| Complementary Color | #949e5d |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Giant Onion Color. The Queen's color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Harvest Night (#554488) for more energetic effect. Try Arabian Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#949e5d is the best complementary color to Giant Onion. 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 #665d9e complementary color is Asparagus, 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 #5d749e and #865d9e. Thus found on the left and right of #665d9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Giant Onion.
The split-complementary Giant Onion palette consists of #749e5d and #9e865d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#949e5d). Try Asparagus and Barley Corn colors in combination with #665d9e, 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 #665d9e 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 Giant Onion. Thus Aqua Forest and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Giant Onion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Coral Tree, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #665d9e 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. Giant Onion tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#949e5d) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Breaker Bay – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e665d and #5d949e.
In a RGB color space, hex #665d9e is made of 29% red, 26% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Giant Onion has a hue angle of 248.31°, a saturation of 25.9% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #665d9e is made of 21.96% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #665d9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,93,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 26%, 45% |
| CMYK | 21.96, 25.49, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(248.31,25.9%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.31,41.14%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.9467,19.4741,-34.1342) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5654,13.1221,34.0602) |