Basil Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #93ab8d |
| Complementary Color | #597254 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 38.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Basil Mauve Color. The Purpurite Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Parma Grey (#806e85) for more calm effect. Try Feminin Nightshade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#597254 is the best complementary color to Basil Mauve. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c5472 complementary color is Cactus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #5d5472 and #725469. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5472 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smoky and Falcon colors as they work well with Basil Mauve.
The split-complementary Basil Mauve palette consists of #54725d and #697254 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#597254). Try Finlandia and Siam colors in combination with #6c5472, 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 #6c5472 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Basil Mauve. Thus Cutty Sark and Peat giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Basil Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cactus, Pine Cone, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5472 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Basil Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#597254) and two others. The Peat is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Comet – 120° from the complementary Cactus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #726c54 and #545972.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5472 is made of 35% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Basil Mauve has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 15.15% and a lightness of 38.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5472 is made of 2.36% cyan, 11.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5472 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,84,114) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 11.77, 0, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(288,15.15%,38.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288,26.32%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.1454,15.8387,-13.3297) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3919,10.7437,17.3402) |