Amethyst Grey is calm, 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 | #6f7a3b |
| Complementary Color | #b9c485 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.48° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amethyst Grey Color. The May Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wintertime Mauve (#786daa) for more calm effect. Try Clear Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b9c485 is the best complementary color to Amethyst Grey. 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 #9085c4 complementary color is Pine Glade, 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 Blue Bell are #8599c4 and #af85c4. Thus found on the left and right of #9085c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Polo Blue and East Side colors as they work well with Amethyst Grey.
The split-complementary Amethyst Grey palette consists of #99c485 and #c4af85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9c485). Try Olivine and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #9085c4, 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 #9085c4 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 Amethyst Grey. Thus De York and Old Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amethyst Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Glade, Puce, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #9085c4 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. Amethyst Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b9c485) and two others. The Old Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glacier – 120° from the complementary Pine Glade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c49085 and #85b9c4.
In a RGB color space, hex #9085c4 is made of 30% red, 28% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Amethyst Grey has a hue angle of 250.48°, a saturation of 34.81% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9085c4 is made of 20.39% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #9085c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,133,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 28%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 24.7, 0, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(250.48,34.81%,64.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.48,32.14%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6862,17.9521,-31.2831) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8529,26.6899,55.8028) |