Soft Amethyst is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #304836 |
| Complementary Color | #b7cebd |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (315° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Amethyst Color. The Orchid Ice color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Joyful Lilac (#e4d4e2) for more energetic effect. Try Idyllic Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7cebd is the best complementary color to Soft Amethyst. Cool green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfb7c9 complementary color is Gum Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #c8b7ce and #ceb7bc. Thus found on the left and right of #cfb7c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Soft Amethyst.
The split-complementary Soft Amethyst palette consists of #b7cec8 and #bcceb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7cebd). Try Jet Stream and Pale Leaf colors in combination with #cfb7c9, 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 #cfb7c9 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 Soft Amethyst. Thus Loblolly and Foggy Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gum Leaf, Sisal, and Heather split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfb7c9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Amethyst tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#b7cebd) and two others. The Foggy Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Gum Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8ceb7 and #bdb7ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #cfb7c9 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Amethyst has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfb7c9 is made of 0% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 2.36% yellow and 18.82% black ink.
| HEX | #cfb7c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(207,183,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.42, 2.36, 18.82 |
| HSL | hsl(315,20%,76.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(315,11.59%,81.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8902,11.6931,-5.94) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2082,51.3494,62.3654) |