Gentle Mauve is pale, 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 | #6a7361 |
| Complementary Color | #959e8c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gentle Mauve Color. The Mysterious Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Batik Lilac (#7e738b) for more energetic effect. Try Black Diamond Apple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#959e8c is the best complementary color to Gentle Mauve. 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 #958c9e complementary color is Lemon Grass, 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 Mountain Mist are #8c8c9e and #9e8c9e. Thus found on the left and right of #958c9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Venus colors as they work well with Gentle Mauve.
The split-complementary Gentle Mauve palette consists of #8c9e8c and #9e9e8c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#959e8c). Try Mantle and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #958c9e, 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 #958c9e 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 Gentle Mauve. Thus Mantle and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gentle Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Granny Smith split by 90° on the color wheel. #958c9e square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid 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. Gentle Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#959e8c) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regent Gray – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e958c and #8c959e.
In a RGB color space, hex #958c9e is made of 33% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Gentle Mauve has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 8.49% and a lightness of 58.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #958c9e is made of 3.53% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #958c9e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,140,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 7.06, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(270,8.49%,58.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,11.39%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5387,6.8731,-8.3193) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9441,27.6144,36.205) |