Posy Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #919c79 |
| Complementary Color | #7b8663 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Posy Purple Color. The Smoky color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Topaz (#7c778a) for more calm effect. Try Red Cabbage as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7b8663 is the best complementary color to Posy Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e6386 complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rum are #636986 and #7f6386. Thus found on the left and right of #6e6386 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Rum colors as they work well with Posy Purple.
The split-complementary Posy Purple palette consists of #698663 and #867f63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7b8663). Try Glade Green and Clay Creek colors in combination with #6e6386, 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 #6e6386 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Posy Purple. Thus Viridian Green and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Posy Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Falcon, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e6386 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Posy Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#7b8663) and two others. The Sand Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Flax Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #866e63 and #637b86.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e6386 is made of 32% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Posy Purple has a hue angle of 258.86°, a saturation of 15.02% and a lightness of 45.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e6386 is made of 9.41% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #6e6386 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,99,134) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 9.41, 13.73, 0, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(258.86,15.02%,45.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258.86,26.12%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.1754,11.9925,-17.8093) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1953,13.9599,24.4479) |