Monsoon Color

#7a7679

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

Inverse Color #858986
Complementary Color #767977
Color Shade: mid magenta (315° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 47.06% (better contrasting with white)
Monsoon Color Sample
Monsoon Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7a7679

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Monsoon Color. The Burnt Ash color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vibrant Vision (#6c6068) for more energetic effect. Try Fiji Coral as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#767977 is the best complementary color to Monsoon. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a7679 complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #797679 and #797676. Thus found on the left and right of #7a7679 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fedora and Boulder colors as they work well with Monsoon.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Monsoon palette consists of #767979 and #767976 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#767977). Try Sirocco and Xanadu colors in combination with #7a7679, 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 #7a7679 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Monsoon. Thus Rolling Stone and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Monsoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Friar Gray, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a7679 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Monsoon tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#767977) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #787976 and #777679.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7a7679 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Monsoon has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 1.67% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a7679 is made of 0% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 52.16% black ink.

HEX #7a7679
RGB Decimal rgb(122,118,121)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 0, 1.57, 0.39, 52.16
HSL hsl(315,1.67%,47.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(315,3.28%,47.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.0671,2.1238,-1.108)
XYZ xyz(17.9557,18.4749,20.7088)
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