Mardi Gras Color

#350036

Mardi Gras 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 #caffc9
Complementary Color #003600
Color Shade: cool magenta (298.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 10.59% (better contrasting with white)
Mardi Gras Color Sample
Mardi Gras Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #350036

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mardi Gras Color. The Deep Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Violet (#34013f) for more calm effect. Try Jacarta as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#003600 is the best complementary color to Mardi Gras. 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 #350036 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 #1a0036 and #36001b. Thus found on the left and right of #350036 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Tolopea and Toledo colors as they work well with Mardi Gras.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Mardi Gras palette consists of #00361a and #1b3600 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#003600). Try County Green and Deep Fir colors in combination with #350036, 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 #350036 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 Mardi Gras. Thus Deep Teal and Madras giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Mardi Gras contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deep Fir, Cola, and Midnight split by 90° on the color wheel. #350036 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. Mardi Gras tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#003600) and two others. The Madras 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 #363500 and #000036.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #350036 is made of 50% red, 0% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Mardi Gras has a hue angle of 298.89°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 10.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #350036 is made of 0.4% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 78.82% black ink.

HEX #350036
RGB Decimal rgb(53,0,54)
RGB Percentage 50%, 0%, 50%
CMYK 0.4, 21.18, 0, 78.82
HSL hsl(298.89,100%,10.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(298.89,100%,21.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(9.1834,32.5069,-20.6231)
XYZ xyz(2.1341,1.0232,3.5751)
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