Hyacinth Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #908d60 |
| Complementary Color | #9f9c6f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.25° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hyacinth Mauve Color. The Blue Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Berry Mix (#555a90) for more energetic effect. Try Old Nan Yarn as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9f9c6f is the best complementary color to Hyacinth Mauve. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6f729f complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #6f8a9f and #846f9f. Thus found on the left and right of #6f729f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda Gray and Kimberly colors as they work well with Hyacinth Mauve.
The split-complementary Hyacinth Mauve palette consists of #8a9f6f and #9f846f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9f9c6f). Try Avocado and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #6f729f, 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 #6f729f offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hyacinth Mauve. Thus Amulet and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hyacinth Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Strikemaster, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f729f square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hyacinth Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#9f9c6f) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9f6f71 and #6f9f9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f729f is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Hyacinth Mauve has a hue angle of 236.25°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 52.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f729f is made of 18.82% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #6f729f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,114,159) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 18.82, 17.64, 0, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(236.25,20%,52.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.25,30.19%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.3957,9.6055,-24.5998) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8309,17.9173,35.2668) |