Heliotrope Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #546756 |
| Complementary Color | #98ab9a |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (306.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Heliotrope Grey Color. The Iced Tulip color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusty Lavender (#ac86a8) for more energetic effect. Try Lepidolite Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98ab9a is the best complementary color to Heliotrope Grey. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ab98a9 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a398ab and #ab989f. Thus found on the left and right of #ab98a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Heliotrope Grey.
The split-complementary Heliotrope Grey palette consists of #98aba3 and #9fab98 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98ab9a). Try Pewter and Bud colors in combination with #ab98a9, 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 #ab98a9 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Heliotrope Grey. Thus Hit Gray and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heliotrope Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Bronco, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #ab98a9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Heliotrope Grey tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#98ab9a) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9ab98 and #9a98ab.
In a RGB color space, hex #ab98a9 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Heliotrope Grey has a hue angle of 306.32°, a saturation of 10.16% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ab98a9 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #ab98a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,152,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 0.79, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(306.32,10.16%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(306.32,11.11%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9459,10.1054,-6.3036) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.1843,33.979,42.2403) |