Scotch Thistle is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #668e61 |
| Complementary Color | #759e71 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (293.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Scotch Thistle Color. The Showstopper color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Plum Perfume (#a489a3) for more calm effect. Try Violet Whimsy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#759e71 is the best complementary color to Scotch Thistle. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #99719e complementary color is Amulet, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #82719e and #9e718c. Thus found on the left and right of #99719e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Mountbatten Pink colors as they work well with Scotch Thistle.
The split-complementary Scotch Thistle palette consists of #719e82 and #8c9e71 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#759e71). Try Oxley and Battleship Gray colors in combination with #99719e, 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 #99719e offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Scotch Thistle. Thus Sea Nymph and Gurkha giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Scotch Thistle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amulet, Pharlap, and Gothic split by 90° on the color wheel. #99719e square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Scotch Thistle tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#759e71) and two others. The Gurkha is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Amulet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e9971 and #71759e.
In a RGB color space, hex #99719e is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Scotch Thistle has a hue angle of 293.33°, a saturation of 18.83% and a lightness of 53.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #99719e is made of 1.96% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.
| HEX | #99719e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,113,158) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 17.65, 0, 38.04 |
| HSL | hsl(293.33,18.83%,53.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(293.33,28.48%,61.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0055,23.8314,-18.136) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2136,21.0512,35.0821) |