Grim Purple Color

#441188

Grim Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #be7
Complementary Color #558810
Color Shade: warm blue (265.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Grim Purple Color Sample
Grim Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #441188

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Grim Purple Color. The American Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Amarklor Violet (#551199) for more energetic effect. Try Banafš Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#558810 is the best complementary color to Grim Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #418 complementary color is Vida Loca, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #101988 and #7f1088. Thus found on the left and right of #418 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Koamaru and Seance colors as they work well with Grim Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grim Purple palette consists of #198810 and #887f10 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#558810). Try Bilbao and Corn Harvest colors in combination with #418, 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 #418 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grim Purple. Thus Salem and Korma giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grim Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vida Loca, Tamarillo, and Surfie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #418 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Grim Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#558810) and two others. The Korma is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chathams Blue – 120° from the complementary Vida Loca. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #884410 and #105588.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #441188 is made of 31% red, 8% green and 62% blue. In a HSL mode Grim Purple has a hue angle of 265.71°, a saturation of 77.78% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #441188 is made of 26.66% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.

HEX #441188
RGB Decimal rgb(68,17,136)
RGB Percentage 31%, 8%, 62%
CMYK 26.66, 46.66, 0, 46.67
HSL hsl(265.71,77.78%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(265.71,87.5%,53.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.6068,47.7668,-55.2645)
XYZ xyz(7.0283,3.4074,23.5798)
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