Gentian is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #6f8652 |
| Complementary Color | #95ad78 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (266.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentian Color. The Garden Pansy color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Chive Flower (#a193bf) for more energetic effect. Try Greek Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#95ad78 is the best complementary color to Gentian. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9079ad complementary color is Green Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #787bad and #aa78ad. Thus found on the left and right of #9079ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Gentian.
The split-complementary Gentian palette consists of #7bad78 and #adaa78 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95ad78). Try Bay Leaf and Green Smoke colors in combination with #9079ad, 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 #9079ad offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gentian. Thus Bay Leaf and Sandrift giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Coral Tree, and Gulf Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #9079ad square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gentian tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#95ad78) and two others. The Sandrift is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad9078 and #7895ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #9079ad is made of 33% red, 28% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Gentian has a hue angle of 266.54°, a saturation of 24.07% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9079ad is made of 11.37% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #9079ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,121,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 28%, 39% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 20.39, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(266.54,24.07%,57.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(266.54,30.06%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.68,19.4273,-24.3445) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8818,22.6212,42.5374) |