Old Amethyst is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #787970 |
| Complementary Color | #8e8f86 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Amethyst Color. The Antique Viola color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Flying Carpet (#787489) for more energetic effect. Try Bay Fog as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e8f86 is the best complementary color to Old Amethyst. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #87868f complementary color is Lemon Grass, 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 Jumbo are #86898f and #8b868f. Thus found on the left and right of #87868f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Oslo Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Old Amethyst.
The split-complementary Old Amethyst palette consists of #898f86 and #8f8b86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e8f86). Try Stack and Natural Gray colors in combination with #87868f, 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 #87868f offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Amethyst. Thus Stack and Hurricane giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Suva Gray, and Gunsmoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #87868f square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid 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. Old Amethyst tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#8e8f86) and two others. The Hurricane is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f8786 and #868e8f.
In a RGB color space, hex #87868f is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Old Amethyst has a hue angle of 246.67°, a saturation of 3.86% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #87868f is made of 3.14% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #87868f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,134,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 3.53, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(246.67,3.86%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.67,6.29%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2718,2.1903,-4.6873) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4747,24.1843,29.4174) |