Chive Flower 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 | #5e6c40 |
| Complementary Color | #b0bf93 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chive Flower Color. The Paisley Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Petunia Trail (#b8b0cf) for more calm effect. Try Pastel Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b0bf93 is the best complementary color to Chive Flower. 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 #a193bf complementary color is Swamp Green, 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 Amethyst Smoke are #939abf and #b793bf. Thus found on the left and right of #a193bf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and London Hue colors as they work well with Chive Flower.
The split-complementary Chive Flower palette consists of #9abf93 and #bfb793 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b0bf93). Try Norway and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #a193bf, 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 #a193bf 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 Chive Flower. Thus Summer Green and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chive Flower contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Quicksand, and Shadow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #a193bf square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool 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. Chive Flower tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b0bf93) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nepal – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bfa193 and #93b0bf.
In a RGB color space, hex #a193bf is made of 32% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Chive Flower has a hue angle of 259.09°, a saturation of 25.58% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a193bf is made of 11.76% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black ink.
| HEX | #a193bf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,147,191) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 29%, 38% |
| CMYK | 11.76, 17.25, 0, 25.1 |
| HSL | hsl(259.09,25.58%,66.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.09,23.04%,74.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.5129,14.0625,-20.9116) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5356,32.2061,53.6864) |