Almost Royal Color

#6a2ded

Almost Royal is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #95d212
Complementary Color #b0ed2c
Color Shade: warm blue (259.06° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 55.29% (better contrasting with white)
Almost Royal Color Sample
Almost Royal Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a2ded

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Almost Royal Color. The Violet Glow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Space Opera (#5511dd) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Hunter Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b0ed2c is the best complementary color to Almost Royal. 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 #6a2ded complementary color is Inch Worm, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Electric Violet are #2c50ed and #c92ced. Thus found on the left and right of #6a2ded on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Blue and Electric Violet colors as they work well with Almost Royal.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Almost Royal palette consists of #50ed2c and #edc92c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0ed2c). Try Harlequin and Golden Dream colors in combination with #6a2ded, 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 #6a2ded offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Almost Royal. Thus Malachite and Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Almost Royal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Inch Worm, Amaranth, and Bright Turquoise split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a2ded square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Almost Royal tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b0ed2c) and two others. The Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Picton Blue – 120° from the complementary Inch Worm. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ed692c and #2cb0ed.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a2ded is made of 27% red, 12% green and 61% blue. In a HSL mode Almost Royal has a hue angle of 259.06°, a saturation of 84.21% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a2ded is made of 51.37% cyan, 75.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #6a2ded
RGB Decimal rgb(106,45,237)
RGB Percentage 27%, 12%, 61%
CMYK 51.37, 75.29, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(259.06,84.21%,55.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(259.06,81.01%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.6736,67.8037,-85.2949)
XYZ xyz(22.1683,11.0554,81.0863)
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