Grape Expectations is pale, 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 | #95a781 |
| Complementary Color | #6b7d58 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (268.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grape Expectations Color. The Napa Grape 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 soft alternative called Petal Purple (#53465d) for more calm effect. Try Royal Indigo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6b7d58 is the best complementary color to Grape Expectations. 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 #6a587e complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #58597d and #7c587d. Thus found on the left and right of #6a587e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Grape Expectations.
The split-complementary Grape Expectations palette consists of #597d58 and #7d7d58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7d58). Try Glade Green and Clay Creek colors in combination with #6a587e, 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 #6a587e 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 Grape Expectations. Thus Como and Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Grape Expectations contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Russett, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a587e square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Grape Expectations tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#6b7d58) and two others. The Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d6a58 and #586b7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a587e is made of 33% red, 28% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Grape Expectations has a hue angle of 268.42°, a saturation of 17.76% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a587e is made of 7.84% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #6a587e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,88,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 28%, 39% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 14.9, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(268.42,17.76%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(268.42,30.16%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.4917,15.4273,-18.6513) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1995,11.55,21.2723) |