Montana Grape Color

#6c5971

Montana Grape 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 #93a68e
Complementary Color #5d7158
Color Shade: cool magenta (287.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Montana Grape Color Sample
Montana Grape Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c5971

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Montana Grape Color. The Excalibur color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Candy Violet (#895d8b) for more energetic effect. Try Poetry Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#5d7158 is the best complementary color to Montana Grape. 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 #6c5971 complementary color is Cactus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #605871 and #715869. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5971 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smoky and Falcon colors as they work well with Montana Grape.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Montana Grape palette consists of #58715f and #697158 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5d7158). Try Finlandia and Siam colors in combination with #6c5971, 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 #6c5971 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 Montana Grape. Thus Corduroy and Crocodile giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Montana Grape contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cactus, Pine Cone, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5971 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Montana Grape tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#5d7158) and two others. The Crocodile 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 #716c58 and #585d71.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c5971 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Montana Grape has a hue angle of 287.5°, a saturation of 11.88% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5971 is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.

HEX #6c5971
RGB Decimal rgb(108,89,113)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 36%
CMYK 1.96, 9.41, 0, 55.69
HSL hsl(287.5,11.88%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(287.5,21.24%,44.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.4513,12.5442,-10.735)
XYZ xyz(12.7374,11.5252,17.176)
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