Eccentricity Color

#968a9f

Eccentricity 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 #697560
Complementary Color #929f89
Color Shade: violet (274.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.24% (better contrasting with white)
Eccentricity Color Sample
Eccentricity Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #968a9f

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Eccentricity Color. The Dull Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Plum Frost (#b1a7b6) for more calm effect. Try Greyish Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#929f89 is the best complementary color to Eccentricity. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #968a9f complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #8b899f and #9f899d. Thus found on the left and right of #968a9f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Venus colors as they work well with Eccentricity.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Eccentricity palette consists of #899f8b and #9d9f89 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#929f89). Try Envy and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #968a9f, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #968a9f 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 Eccentricity. Thus Mantle and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Eccentricity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Pharlap, and Granny Smith split by 90° on the color wheel. #968a9f square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Eccentricity tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#929f89) 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 #9f9689 and #89929f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #968a9f is made of 34% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Eccentricity has a hue angle of 274.29°, a saturation of 9.86% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968a9f is made of 3.53% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.65% black ink.

HEX #968a9f
RGB Decimal rgb(150,138,159)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 36%
CMYK 3.53, 8.23, 0, 37.65
HSL hsl(274.29,9.86%,58.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(274.29,13.21%,62.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.126,8.5731,-9.4978)
XYZ xyz(27.9242,27.1642,36.5723)
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