Purple Comet is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #91968f |
| Complementary Color | #6a7069 |
| Color Shade: | violet (282.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Comet Color. The Fingerprint color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called High Note (#867a88) for more energetic effect. Try Purplish Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6a7069 is the best complementary color to Purple Comet. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e6970 complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Salt Box are #6a6970 and #70696e. Thus found on the left and right of #6e6970 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mid Gray and Fedora colors as they work well with Purple Comet.
The split-complementary Purple Comet palette consists of #69706a and #6e7069 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6a7069). Try Corduroy and Storm Dust colors in combination with #6e6970, 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 #6e6970 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Comet. Thus Corduroy and Flint giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Comet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Dove Gray, and Nevada split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e6970 square combo is a palette of violet, mid 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. Purple Comet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#6a7069) and two others. The Flint is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mid Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #706e69 and #696a70.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e6970 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Comet has a hue angle of 282.86°, a saturation of 3.23% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e6970 is made of 0.78% cyan, 2.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #6e6970 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,105,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 2.74, 0, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(282.86,3.23%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(282.86,6.25%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.0647,3.3807,-3.2188) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4066,14.588,17.3857) |