Loulou Color

#460b41

Loulou is deep, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #b9f4be
Complementary Color #0b4610
Color Shade: mid magenta (305.08° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 15.88% (better contrasting with white)
Loulou Color Sample
Loulou Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #460b41

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Loulou Color. The Greek Aubergine color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Cured Eggplant (#380835) for more energetic effect. Try Shani Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#0b4610 is the best complementary color to Loulou. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #460b41 complementary color is Dark Fern, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loulou are #2d0b46 and #460b23. Thus found on the left and right of #460b41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet and Cab Sav colors as they work well with Loulou.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Loulou palette consists of #0b462d and #23460b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0b4610). Try Bottle Green and Green House colors in combination with #460b41, 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 #460b41 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Loulou. Thus Tiber and Bronze Olive giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Loulou contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dark Fern, Bronze, and Downriver split by 90° on the color wheel. #460b41 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Loulou tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#0b4610) and two others. The Bronze Olive is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Violet – 120° from the complementary Dark Fern. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #40460b and #100b46.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #460b41 is made of 48% red, 8% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Loulou has a hue angle of 305.08°, a saturation of 72.84% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #460b41 is made of 0% cyan, 23.14% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 72.55% black ink.

HEX #460b41
RGB Decimal rgb(70,11,65)
RGB Percentage 48%, 8%, 45%
CMYK 0, 23.14, 1.96, 72.55
HSL hsl(305.08,72.84%,15.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(305.08,84.29%,27.45%)
CIE-LAB lab(15.0783,33.9511,-18.8975)
XYZ xyz(3.5996,1.9231,5.1825)
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