Aromatic Color

#706986

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

Inverse Color #8f9679
Complementary Color #7f8669
Color Shade: mid blue (254.48° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 46.86% (better contrasting with white)
Aromatic Color Sample
Aromatic Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #706986

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aromatic Color. The Purpletone color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Vibes (#898098) for more calm effect. Try Crowning as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7f8669 is the best complementary color to Aromatic. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #706986 complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rum are #697086 and #7e6986. Thus found on the left and right of #706986 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Rum colors as they work well with Aromatic.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aromatic palette consists of #708669 and #867e69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8669). Try Camouflage Green and Makara colors in combination with #706986, 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 #706986 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aromatic. Thus Viridian Green and Americano giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aromatic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Spicy Pink, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #706986 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid yellow and green 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. Aromatic tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#7f8669) and two others. The Americano 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 #867069 and #697f86.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #706986 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Aromatic has a hue angle of 254.48°, a saturation of 12.13% and a lightness of 46.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #706986 is made of 8.63% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black ink.

HEX #706986
RGB Decimal rgb(112,105,134)
RGB Percentage 32%, 30%, 38%
CMYK 8.63, 11.37, 0, 47.45
HSL hsl(254.48,12.13%,46.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(254.48,21.64%,52.55%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.0006,9.0443,-15.0067)
XYZ xyz(16.0367,15.2691,24.6563)
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