Winter Amethyst 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 | #4f593d |
| Complementary Color | #b7c1a6 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Winter Amethyst Color. The Brave 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 Laughing Jack (#c9c3d2) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Bouquet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b7c1a6 is the best complementary color to Winter Amethyst. 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 #b0a6c2 complementary color is Rainee, 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 Chatelle are #a6aac1 and #bda6c1. Thus found on the left and right of #b0a6c2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and London Hue colors as they work well with Winter Amethyst.
The split-complementary Winter Amethyst palette consists of #aac1a6 and #c1bda6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c1a6). Try Norway and Bison Hide colors in combination with #b0a6c2, 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 #b0a6c2 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 Winter Amethyst. Thus Spring Rain and Silk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winter Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rainee, Thatch, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b0a6c2 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. Winter Amethyst tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b7c1a6) and two others. The Silk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Rainee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1b0a6 and #a6b7c1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b0a6c2 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Winter Amethyst has a hue angle of 261.43°, a saturation of 18.67% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b0a6c2 is made of 7.06% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black ink.
| HEX | #b0a6c2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,166,194) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 10.98, 0, 23.92 |
| HSL | hsl(261.43,18.67%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261.43,14.43%,76.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7518,9.0244,-13.0206) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.2783,40.3976,56.6608) |