Groovy is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #219b6e |
| Complementary Color | #63deb0 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (337.87° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Groovy Color. The Rosy Cheeks color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Rubber Band (#ce4676) for more calm effect. Try Pink Punch as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#63deb0 is the best complementary color to Groovy. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #de6491 complementary color is Bermuda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deep Blush are #de63cd and #de7463. Thus found on the left and right of #de6491 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Orchid and Sunglo colors as they work well with Groovy.
The split-complementary Groovy palette consists of #63cdde and #63de74 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63deb0). Try Viking and Pastel Green colors in combination with #de6491, 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 #de6491 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Groovy. Thus Havelock Blue and Conifer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Groovy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bermuda, Yellow Green, and Medium Purple split by 90° on the color wheel. #de6491 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Groovy tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#63deb0) and two others. The Conifer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Purple – 120° from the complementary Bermuda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #91de63 and #b063de.
In a RGB color space, hex #de6491 is made of 48% red, 21% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Groovy has a hue angle of 337.87°, a saturation of 64.89% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de6491 is made of 0% cyan, 47.84% magenta, 30.2% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de6491 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,100,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 21%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 47.84, 30.2, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(337.87,64.89%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(337.87,54.95%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.6847,52.1278,-1.1465) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7922,26.6883,29.8421) |