Amethyst Smoke is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #6a7863 |
| Complementary Color | #8d9c86 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Amethyst Smoke Color. The Diffused Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Greyish Purple (#887191) for more energetic effect. Try Provence Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8d9c86 is the best complementary color to Amethyst Smoke. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95879c complementary color is Spanish Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mamba are #8a869c and #9c8698. Thus found on the left and right of #95879c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Venus colors as they work well with Amethyst Smoke.
The split-complementary Amethyst Smoke palette consists of #869c8a and #989c86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9c86). Try Spanish Green and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #95879c, 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 #95879c offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amethyst Smoke. Thus Mantle and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amethyst Smoke contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spanish Green, Zorba, and Regent Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #95879c square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Smoke tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#8d9c86) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Spanish Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c9586 and #868d9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #95879c is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Amethyst Smoke has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 9.59% and a lightness of 57.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #95879c is made of 2.75% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #95879c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,135,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 8.24, 0, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(280,9.59%,57.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280,13.46%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.1487,9.3173,-9.2493) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0591,26.1178,35.0676) |