Purple Hyacinth is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #91703f |
| Complementary Color | #c09f6e |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Hyacinth Color. The Blue Heron color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Northern Sky (#8daccc) for more calm effect. Try Finesse as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c09f6e is the best complementary color to Purple Hyacinth. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e8fc0 complementary color is Twine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Cove are #6eb7c0 and #766ec0. Thus found on the left and right of #6e8fc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and Blue Marguerite colors as they work well with Purple Hyacinth.
The split-complementary Purple Hyacinth palette consists of #b7c06e and #c0766e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c09f6e). Try Wild Willow and Contessa colors in combination with #6e8fc0, 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 #6e8fc0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Hyacinth. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Hyacinth contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Twine, Fuchsia Pink, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e8fc0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Hyacinth tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c09f6e) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Twine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c06e8e and #6ec09f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e8fc0 is made of 25% red, 32% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Hyacinth has a hue angle of 215.85°, a saturation of 39.42% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e8fc0 is made of 32.15% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #6e8fc0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,143,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 32%, 43% |
| CMYK | 32.15, 19.21, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(215.85,39.42%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.85,42.71%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.7568,1.376,-29.1029) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7673,26.7657,53.6774) |