Purple Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #79907a |
| Complementary Color | #6f8670 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (302.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Grey Color. The Dark Purple Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cembra Blossom (#725671) for more energetic effect. Try Venus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f8670 is the best complementary color to Purple Grey. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #866f85 complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Old Lavender are #7b6f86 and #866f79. Thus found on the left and right of #866f85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Empress colors as they work well with Purple Grey.
The split-complementary Purple Grey palette consists of #6f867b and #79866f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f8670). Try Blue Smoke and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #866f85, 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 #866f85 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Grey. Thus Sirocco and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Makara, and Pale Sky split by 90° on the color wheel. #866f85 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Grey tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#6f8670) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #84866f and #706f86.
In a RGB color space, hex #866f85 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Grey has a hue angle of 302.61°, a saturation of 9.39% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #866f85 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 47.45% black ink.
| HEX | #866f85 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(134,111,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 0.39, 47.45 |
| HSL | hsl(302.61,9.39%,48.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(302.61,17.16%,52.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.6542,13.1565,-8.6953) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7496,18.1307,24.649) |