Amethyst Haze is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #5f5f55 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a9a0 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amethyst Haze Color. The Antiquate color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Delicate Violet (#8c8da8) for more energetic effect. Try Mandrake as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a9a9a0 is the best complementary color to Amethyst Haze. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a0a0aa complementary color is Delta, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Santas Gray are #a0a4a9 and #a4a0a9. Thus found on the left and right of #a0a0aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Santas Gray colors as they work well with Amethyst Haze.
The split-complementary Amethyst Haze palette consists of #a4a9a0 and #a9a4a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a9a0). Try Bud and Cloudy colors in combination with #a0a0aa, 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 #a0a0aa offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amethyst Haze. Thus Pewter and Martini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Amethyst Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Delta, Dusty Gray, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a0a0aa square combo is a palette of cool blue, red magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Amethyst Haze tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a9a9a0) and two others. The Martini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Delta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9a0a0 and #a0a9a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #a0a0aa is made of 33% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Amethyst Haze has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 5.56% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a0a0aa is made of 3.92% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #a0a0aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,160,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 3.92, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(240,5.56%,64.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,5.88%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.1496,1.966,-5.1847) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.3237,35.5175,43.0767) |