Hyacinth Arbor Color

#6c6783

Hyacinth Arbor is pale, 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 #93987c
Complementary Color #7d8367
Color Shade: mid blue (250.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.88% (better contrasting with white)
Hyacinth Arbor Color Sample
Hyacinth Arbor Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c6783

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hyacinth Arbor Color. The Inky Storm 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 Benikakehana Purple (#5a4f74) for more energetic effect. Try Scarpa Flow as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7d8367 is the best complementary color to Hyacinth Arbor. 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 #6c6783 complementary color is Flax Smoke, 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 Dolphin are #676f83 and #7a6783. Thus found on the left and right of #6c6783 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Sky and Rum colors as they work well with Hyacinth Arbor.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hyacinth Arbor palette consists of #6f8367 and #837a67 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7d8367). Try Camouflage Green and Makara colors in combination with #6c6783, 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 #6c6783 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 Hyacinth Arbor. Thus Viridian Green and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hyacinth Arbor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Falcon, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c6783 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. Hyacinth Arbor tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#7d8367) and two others. The Sand Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Sky – 120° from the complementary Flax Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #836c67 and #677d83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c6783 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Hyacinth Arbor has a hue angle of 250.71°, a saturation of 11.97% and a lightness of 45.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c6783 is made of 9.02% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #6c6783
RGB Decimal rgb(108,103,131)
RGB Percentage 32%, 30%, 38%
CMYK 9.02, 10.98, 0, 48.63
HSL hsl(250.71,11.97%,45.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(250.71,21.37%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.9799,8.1433,-14.7951)
XYZ xyz(15.1313,14.5273,23.4793)
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