Mountbatten Pink Color – #997a8d: Codes and Complete Breakdown

Captain Louis Mountbatten had his 5th Flotilla destroyers painted this grayish mauve in 1940, mixing medium gray with a little Venetian red, after a Union-Castle liner in a similar color vanished from view at dusk. Mountbatten Pink color stood out at midday, though, and by the end of 1942 the Royal Navy had dropped it from its larger ships.

Mountbatten Pink Color Shades

Complementary colors

1. #997A8D

2. #72A184

Triadic colors

1. #997A8D

2. #8FA172

3. #728FA1

Tints or lighter colors

1. #AF97A6

2. #C5B4BE

3. #DBD1D7

4. #F1EDF0

Darker colors

1. #7F6173

2. #624B59

3. #45353F

4. #281F25

5. #0B090A

Analogous colors

1. #867A99

2. #957A99

3. #997A8D

4. #997A7E

5. #99867A

Monochromatic colors

1. #7F476A

2. #9A6083

3. #A9839B

4. #BAA5B2

5. #CFC4CA