Ceremonial Purple is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d5d8a9 |
| Complementary Color | #535627 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (243.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 24.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ceremonial Purple Color. The American Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Opera Blue (#453e6e) for more calm effect. Try Deep Wisteria as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#535627 is the best complementary color to Ceremonial Purple. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2a2756 complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Port Gore are #273b56 and #412756. Thus found on the left and right of #2a2756 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rhino and Bossanova colors as they work well with Ceremonial Purple.
The split-complementary Ceremonial Purple palette consists of #3b5627 and #564127 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#535627). Try Woodland and Quincy colors in combination with #2a2756, 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 #2a2756 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Ceremonial Purple. Thus Everglade and Saddle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Ceremonial Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #2a2756 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ceremonial Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#535627) and two others. The Saddle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #562a27 and #275356.
In a RGB color space, hex #2a2756 is made of 25% red, 23% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Ceremonial Purple has a hue angle of 243.83°, a saturation of 37.6% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2a2756 is made of 17.26% cyan, 18.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #2a2756 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(42,39,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 23%, 51% |
| CMYK | 17.26, 18.44, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(243.83,37.6%,24.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(243.83,54.65%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.4316,15.6872,-28.1795) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.3601,2.6152,9.1318) |