Bluish Purple Anemone is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #994 |
| Complementary Color | #babb66 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bluish Purple Anemone Color. The Chinese Bellflower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Brandywine Raspberry (#5555aa) for more calm effect. Try Kickstart Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#babb66 is the best complementary color to Bluish Purple Anemone. Mid yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #66b complementary color is Gimblet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #6690bb and #9066bb. Thus found on the left and right of #66b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Cove and Wisteria colors as they work well with Bluish Purple Anemone.
The split-complementary Bluish Purple Anemone palette consists of #90bb66 and #bb9066 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#babb66). Try Olivine and Muddy Waters colors in combination with #66b, 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 #66b offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bluish Purple Anemone. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bluish Purple Anemone contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gimblet, Tapestry, and Silver Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #66b square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, mid yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bluish Purple Anemone tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#babb66) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tradewind – 120° from the complementary Gimblet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b66 and #66babb.
In a RGB color space, hex #6666bb is made of 26% red, 26% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Bluish Purple Anemone has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 38.46% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6666bb is made of 33.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #6666bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,102,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 26%, 48% |
| CMYK | 33.33, 33.33, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(240,38.46%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,45.45%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.8633,22.416,-44.9565) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2005,15.9154,49.0737) |