Purple Cabbage is deep, 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 | #c2cb5a |
| Complementary Color | #9ba534 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (244.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Cabbage Color. The Cosmic Cobalt color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Blue With A Hint Of Purple (#533cc6) for more energetic effect. Try Minsk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ba534 is the best complementary color to Purple Cabbage. 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 #3d34a5 complementary color is Sushi, 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 Governor Bay are #3463a5 and #7534a5. Thus found on the left and right of #3d34a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azure and Royal Purple colors as they work well with Purple Cabbage.
The split-complementary Purple Cabbage palette consists of #63a534 and #a57534 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ba534). Try Apple and Copper colors in combination with #3d34a5, 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 #3d34a5 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 Cabbage. Thus Apple and Medium Carmine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Cabbage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sushi, Night Shadz, and Ocean Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d34a5 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 Cabbage tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9ba534) and two others. The Medium Carmine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boston Blue – 120° from the complementary Sushi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a53d34 and #349ba5.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d34a5 is made of 22% red, 19% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Cabbage has a hue angle of 244.78°, a saturation of 52.07% and a lightness of 42.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d34a5 is made of 40.79% cyan, 44.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.
| HEX | #3d34a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,52,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 22%, 19%, 59% |
| CMYK | 40.79, 44.32, 0, 35.29 |
| HSL | hsl(244.78,52.07%,42.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(244.78,68.48%,64.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.8242,38.0829,-59.6252) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.944,6.1647,36.2631) |