Promised Amethyst Color

#686278

Promised Amethyst is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #979d87
Complementary Color #727862
Color Shade: warm blue (256.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 42.75% (better contrasting with white)
Promised Amethyst Color Sample
Promised Amethyst Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #686278

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Promised Amethyst Color. The Castlerock color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Darlak (#4f4969) for more energetic effect. Try Hawk Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#727862 is the best complementary color to Promised Amethyst. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #686278 complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #626778 and #726278. Thus found on the left and right of #686278 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Promised Amethyst.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Promised Amethyst palette consists of #677862 and #787262 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727862). Try Willow Grove and Pablo colors in combination with #686278, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #686278 offers a combination of cool green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Promised Amethyst. Thus Corduroy and Sandstone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Promised Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Falcon, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #686278 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Promised Amethyst tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#727862) 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 #786762 and #627278.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #686278 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Promised Amethyst has a hue angle of 256.36°, a saturation of 10.09% and a lightness of 42.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #686278 is made of 6.28% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #686278
RGB Decimal rgb(104,98,120)
RGB Percentage 32%, 30%, 37%
CMYK 6.28, 8.63, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(256.36,10.09%,42.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(256.36,18.33%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.8152,7.1487,-11.4737)
XYZ xyz(13.4668,13.0345,19.5754)
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