Blackwater Park is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #969d97 |
| Complementary Color | #626963 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Blackwater Park Color. The Deep Mulberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Decorative Iris (#817181) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Purple Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#626963 is the best complementary color to Blackwater Park. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #696268 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #666269 and #696264. Thus found on the left and right of #696268 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Scorpion colors as they work well with Blackwater Park.
The split-complementary Blackwater Park palette consists of #626966 and #646962 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626963). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #696268, 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 #696268 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blackwater Park. Thus Nevada and Storm Dust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blackwater Park contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Ironside Gray, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #696268 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blackwater Park tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#626963) and two others. The Storm Dust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #686962 and #636269.
In a RGB color space, hex #696268 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Blackwater Park has a hue angle of 308.57°, a saturation of 3.45% and a lightness of 39.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #696268 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0.4% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #696268 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,98,104) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 0.4, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(308.57,3.45%,39.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.57,6.67%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.3659,3.9876,-2.4014) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6921,12.7381,14.8865) |