Softly Softly is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #364831 |
| Complementary Color | #bbceb6 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (286.96° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Softly Softly Color. The Grape Smoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lupine (#be9cc1) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Prophet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbceb6 is the best complementary color to Softly Softly. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9b7ce complementary color is Pale Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #bdb6ce and #ceb6c7. Thus found on the left and right of #c9b7ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Lily colors as they work well with Softly Softly.
The split-complementary Softly Softly palette consists of #b6cebd and #c7ceb6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbceb6). Try Gum Leaf and Coriander colors in combination with #c9b7ce, 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 #c9b7ce offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Softly Softly. Thus Jet Stream and Sisal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Softly Softly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Leaf, Cold Turkey, and Heather split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9b7ce square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Softly Softly tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#bbceb6) and two others. The Sisal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heather – 120° from the complementary Pale Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cec9b6 and #b6bbce.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9b7ce is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Softly Softly has a hue angle of 286.96°, a saturation of 19.01% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9b7ce is made of 1.96% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #c9b7ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,183,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 9.02, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(286.96,19.01%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(286.96,11.17%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.5217,10.5613,-9.2588) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1615,50.7407,65.4373) |