Poisonous Purple Color

#2a0134

Poisonous Purple is deep, 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 #d5fecb
Complementary Color #0b3400
Color Shade: cool magenta (288.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 10.39% (better contrasting with white)
Poisonous Purple Color Sample
Poisonous Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2a0134

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Poisonous Purple Color. The Dark Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Deep Purple (#36013f) for more energetic effect. Try Edge of Space as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0b3400 is the best complementary color to Poisonous Purple. 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 #2a0134 complementary color is Deep Fir, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mardi Gras are #100034 and #340024. Thus found on the left and right of #2a0134 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Black Russian and Toledo colors as they work well with Poisonous Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Poisonous Purple palette consists of #003410 and #243400 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0b3400). Try County Green and Madras colors in combination with #2a0134, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #2a0134 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 Poisonous Purple. Thus Burnham and Cola giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Poisonous Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Fir, Brown Pod, and Daintree split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a0134 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poisonous Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#0b3400) and two others. The Cola is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Stratos – 120° from the complementary Deep Fir. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #342900 and #000b34.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2a0134 is made of 44% red, 1% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Poisonous Purple has a hue angle of 288.24°, a saturation of 96.23% and a lightness of 10.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a0134 is made of 3.92% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 79.61% black ink.

HEX #2a0134
RGB Decimal rgb(42,1,52)
RGB Percentage 44%, 1%, 55%
CMYK 3.92, 20, 0, 79.61
HSL hsl(288.24,96.23%,10.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(288.24,98.08%,20.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(6.882,29.1269,-22.9821)
XYZ xyz(1.5855,0.7619,3.3123)
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