Capercaillie Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #878d73 |
| Complementary Color | #858c71 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Capercaillie Mauve Color. The Muted Mulberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Prime Purple (#656293) for more energetic effect. Try Head Over Heels as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#858c71 is the best complementary color to Capercaillie Mauve. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78728c complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Topaz are #71798c and #85718c. Thus found on the left and right of #78728c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raven and Mobster colors as they work well with Capercaillie Mauve.
The split-complementary Capercaillie Mauve palette consists of #798c71 and #8c8571 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858c71). Try Camouflage Green and Olive Haze colors in combination with #78728c, 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 #78728c 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 Capercaillie Mauve. Thus Xanadu and Almond Frost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Capercaillie Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Opium, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #78728c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, cool yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Capercaillie Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#858c71) and two others. The Almond Frost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c7871 and #71858c.
In a RGB color space, hex #78728c is made of 32% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Capercaillie Mauve has a hue angle of 253.85°, a saturation of 10.24% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78728c is made of 7.84% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #78728c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,114,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.84, 10.19, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(253.85,10.24%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.85,18.57%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.4003,7.8509,-13.3477) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4967,17.9211,27.2952) |