Classic Waltz Color

#71588d

Classic Waltz is calm, 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 #8ea772
Complementary Color #738d58
Color Shade: warm blue (268.3° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.9% (better contrasting with white)
Classic Waltz Color Sample
Classic Waltz Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #71588d

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Classic Waltz Color. The Loganberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Crowning (#5a4f6c) for more calm effect. Try Woad Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#738d58 is the best complementary color to Classic Waltz. 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 #71588d complementary color is Highland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #58598d and #8b588d. Thus found on the left and right of #71588d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Classic Waltz.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Classic Waltz palette consists of #598d58 and #8d8b58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#738d58). Try Spring Leaves and Clay Creek colors in combination with #71588d, 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 #71588d 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 Classic Waltz. Thus Spring Leaves and Beaver giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Classic Waltz contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Au Chico, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #71588d square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Classic Waltz tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#738d58) and two others. The Beaver is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d7158 and #58738d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #71588d is made of 33% red, 26% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Classic Waltz has a hue angle of 268.3°, a saturation of 23.14% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #71588d is made of 10.98% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.

HEX #71588d
RGB Decimal rgb(113,88,141)
RGB Percentage 33%, 26%, 41%
CMYK 10.98, 20.78, 0, 44.71
HSL hsl(268.3,23.14%,44.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(268.3,37.59%,55.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(41.8655,21.425,-25.57)
XYZ xyz(15.1075,12.4132,26.799)
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