Excalibur is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #989e97 |
| Complementary Color | #616861 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Excalibur Color. The Decorative Iris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vintner (#68546a) for more energetic effect. Try Purplish Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#616861 is the best complementary color to Excalibur. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #676168 complementary color is Finlandia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #636168 and #686165. Thus found on the left and right of #676168 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Scorpion colors as they work well with Excalibur.
The split-complementary Excalibur palette consists of #616863 and #656861 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#616861). Try Corduroy and Storm Dust colors in combination with #676168, 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 #676168 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Excalibur. Thus Corduroy and Ironside Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Excalibur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finlandia, Dove Gray, and Nevada split by 90° on the color wheel. #676168 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Excalibur tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#616861) and two others. The Ironside Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Finlandia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #686761 and #616168.
In a RGB color space, hex #676168 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Excalibur has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 3.48% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #676168 is made of 0.39% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black ink.
| HEX | #676168 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(103,97,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 2.74, 0, 59.22 |
| HSL | hsl(291.43,3.48%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.43,6.73%,40.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.8953,3.8149,-3.1162) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3669,12.4324,14.8446) |