Purple Noir 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 | #cdd3a9 |
| Complementary Color | #4f562b |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Noir Color. The Evening Mauve 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 Deep Wisteria (#443f6f) for more calm effect. Try Geode as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f562b is the best complementary color to Purple Noir. 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 #322c56 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 Martinique are #2b3a56 and #472b56. Thus found on the left and right of #322c56 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rhino and Bossanova colors as they work well with Purple Noir.
The split-complementary Purple Noir palette consists of #3a562b and #56472b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f562b). Try Woodland and Millbrook colors in combination with #322c56, 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 #322c56 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 Purple Noir. Thus Killarney and Buccaneer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #322c56 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. Purple Noir tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#4f562b) and two others. The Buccaneer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spectra – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56322b and #2b4f56.
In a RGB color space, hex #322c56 is made of 28% red, 24% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Noir has a hue angle of 248.57°, a saturation of 32.31% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #322c56 is made of 14.12% cyan, 16.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 66.27% black ink.
| HEX | #322c56 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(50,44,86) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 24%, 48% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 16.48, 0, 66.27 |
| HSL | hsl(248.57,32.31%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.57,48.84%,33.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(20.6402,14.4624,-24.6116) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.8958,3.1514,9.207) |