Sugilite Color

#a2999f

Sugilite is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #5d6660
Complementary Color #99a29c
Color Shade: warm magenta (320° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 61.76% (better contrasting with white)
Sugilite Color Sample
Sugilite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a2999f

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Sugilite Color. The Soft Heather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lively Light (#a18899) for more energetic effect. Try Ironbreaker as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#99a29c is the best complementary color to Sugilite. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a2999f complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a099a2 and #a2999a. Thus found on the left and right of #a2999f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Sugilite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sugilite palette consists of #99a2a0 and #9aa299 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99a29c). Try Pewter and Mantle colors in combination with #a2999f, 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 #a2999f offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sugilite. Thus Gray Chateau and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sugilite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Dawn, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a2999f square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Sugilite tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#99a29c) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9fa299 and #9c99a2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a2999f is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Sugilite has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 4.62% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a2999f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 36.47% black ink.

HEX #a2999f
RGB Decimal rgb(162,153,159)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 0, 3.53, 1.18, 36.47
HSL hsl(320,4.62%,61.76%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(320,5.56%,63.53%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.1342,4.4092,-1.9646)
XYZ xyz(32.5495,32.9671,37.4486)
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