Dark Purple Grey Color

#6e576b

Dark Purple Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #91a894
Complementary Color #576e59
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.83° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.63% (better contrasting with white)
Dark Purple Grey Color Sample
Dark Purple Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6e576b

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Dark Purple Grey Color. The Decorative Iris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called My Place or Yours? (#4f434e) for more calm effect. Try Pirate's Trinket as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#576e59 is the best complementary color to Dark Purple Grey. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e576b complementary color is Finlandia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Old Lavender are #65576e and #6e575f. Thus found on the left and right of #6e576b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Zambezi colors as they work well with Dark Purple Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dark Purple Grey palette consists of #576e65 and #5f6e57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#576e59). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #6e576b, 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 #6e576b offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dark Purple Grey. Thus Nevada and Kokoda giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dark Purple Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finlandia, Coffee, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e576b square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Dark Purple Grey tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#576e59) and two others. The Kokoda is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Finlandia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b6e57 and #59576e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6e576b is made of 36% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Dark Purple Grey has a hue angle of 307.83°, a saturation of 11.68% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e576b is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 56.86% black ink.

HEX #6e576b
RGB Decimal rgb(110,87,107)
RGB Percentage 36%, 29%, 35%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 1.18, 56.86
HSL hsl(307.83,11.68%,38.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.83,20.91%,43.14%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.9035,13.2546,-7.8453)
XYZ xyz(12.4924,11.1929,15.4119)
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