Monsoon is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #757c76 |
| Complementary Color | #838983 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Monsoon Color. The Faded Orchid 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 Lavender Elegance (#786c75) for more energetic effect. Try Lepidolite Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#838983 is the best complementary color to Monsoon. Warm green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8a8389 complementary color is Stack, 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 Monsoon are #878389 and #898385. Thus found on the left and right of #8a8389 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Gray colors as they work well with Monsoon.
The split-complementary Monsoon palette consists of #838987 and #858983 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#838983). Try Gunsmoke and Stack colors in combination with #8a8389, 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 #8a8389 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 Monsoon. Thus Oslo Gray and Bitter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Monsoon contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Natural Gray, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8a8389 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, warm 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. Monsoon tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#838983) and two others. The Bitter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #888983 and #838389.
In a RGB color space, hex #8a8389 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Monsoon has a hue angle of 308.57°, a saturation of 2.9% and a lightness of 52.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8a8389 is made of 0% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 45.88% black ink.
| HEX | #8a8389 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(138,131,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 2.75, 0.39, 45.88 |
| HSL | hsl(308.57,2.9%,52.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.57,5.07%,54.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.5247,3.7904,-2.2909) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1129,23.442,26.9735) |