Purplish Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #859780 |
| Complementary Color | #6d7f68 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (286.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purplish Grey Color. The Lavender Crystal color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Gladiola Violet (#6e5178) for more energetic effect. Try Muscat Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d7f68 is the best complementary color to Purplish Grey. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a687f complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rum are #6e687f and #7f6878. Thus found on the left and right of #7a687f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dolphin and Old Lavender colors as they work well with Purplish Grey.
The split-complementary Purplish Grey palette consists of #687f6e and #787f68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d7f68). Try Xanadu and Limed Ash colors in combination with #7a687f, 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 #7a687f offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purplish Grey. Thus Sirocco and Pablo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purplish Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Sand Dune, and Pale Sky split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a687f square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purplish Grey tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#6d7f68) and two others. The Pablo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f7a68 and #686d7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a687f is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purplish Grey has a hue angle of 286.96°, a saturation of 9.96% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a687f is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #7a687f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,104,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 9.02, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(286.96,9.96%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(286.96,18.11%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.4059,11.6526,-10.1144) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.8071,15.5705,22.1983) |