Rhapsody Color

#9f86aa

Rhapsody 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 #607955
Complementary Color #91aa86
Color Shade: violet (281.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 59.61% (better contrasting with white)
Rhapsody Color Sample
Rhapsody Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f86aa

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Rhapsody Color. The Provence Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rhinestone (#8e6c94) for more calm effect. Try Emanation as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#91aa86 is the best complementary color to Rhapsody. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f86aa complementary color is Sage, 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 Amethyst Smoke are #8d86aa and #aa86a3. Thus found on the left and right of #9f86aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Rhapsody.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Rhapsody palette consists of #86aa8d and #a3aa86 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91aa86). Try Envy and Locust colors in combination with #9f86aa, 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 #9f86aa 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 Rhapsody. Thus Cascade and Hillary giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Rhapsody contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Pharlap, and Gumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f86aa 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. Rhapsody tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#91aa86) and two others. The Hillary is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa9f86 and #8690aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f86aa is made of 34% red, 29% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Rhapsody has a hue angle of 281.67°, a saturation of 17.48% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f86aa is made of 4.32% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #9f86aa
RGB Decimal rgb(159,134,170)
RGB Percentage 34%, 29%, 37%
CMYK 4.32, 14.12, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(281.67,17.48%,59.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(281.67,21.18%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.2725,16.2802,-15.4825)
XYZ xyz(30.0789,27.3234,41.7188)
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