Ameixa Color

#6a5acd

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

Inverse Color #95a532
Complementary Color #bdcd59
Color Shade: mid blue (248.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.84% (better contrasting with white)
Ameixa Color Sample
Ameixa Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6a5acd

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ameixa Color. The Swiss Plum color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533cc6) for more energetic effect. Try Blurple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bdcd59 is the best complementary color to Ameixa. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6a5acd complementary color is Celery, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Marguerite are #5983cd and #a359cd. Thus found on the left and right of #6a5acd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Danube and Amethyst colors as they work well with Ameixa.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ameixa palette consists of #83cd59 and #cda359 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bdcd59). Try Mantis and Sundance colors in combination with #6a5acd, 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 #6a5acd offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ameixa. Thus Emerald and Chestnut Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ameixa contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Celery, Mulberry, and Puerto Rico split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a5acd square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid 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. Ameixa tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#bdcd59) and two others. The Chestnut Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shakespeare – 120° from the complementary Celery. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cd6959 and #59bdcd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6a5acd is made of 26% red, 22% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Ameixa has a hue angle of 248.35°, a saturation of 53.49% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a5acd is made of 38.82% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #6a5acd
RGB Decimal rgb(106,90,205)
RGB Percentage 26%, 22%, 51%
CMYK 38.82, 45.1, 0, 19.61
HSL hsl(248.35,53.49%,57.84%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(248.35,56.1%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.3373,36.0495,-57.7802)
XYZ xyz(20.6195,14.7843,59.5245)
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