Mulberry Purple is calm, 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 | #b6c39d |
| Complementary Color | #54623c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260.53° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mulberry Purple Color. The Gigas color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Violet Majesty (#644982) for more energetic effect. Try Harvest Night as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54623c is the best complementary color to Mulberry 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 #493c62 complementary color is Verdigris, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #3c4162 and #5c3c62. Thus found on the left and right of #493c62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Voodoo colors as they work well with Mulberry Purple.
The split-complementary Mulberry Purple palette consists of #41623c and #625c3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54623c). Try Tom Thumb and Hemlock colors in combination with #493c62, 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 #493c62 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 Mulberry Purple. Thus Killarney and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mulberry Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Verdigris, Congo Brown, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #493c62 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mulberry Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#54623c) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fiord – 120° from the complementary Verdigris. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #62493c and #3c5462.
In a RGB color space, hex #493c62 is made of 32% red, 26% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Mulberry Purple has a hue angle of 260.53°, a saturation of 24.05% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #493c62 is made of 9.8% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.57% black ink.
| HEX | #493c62 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,60,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 26%, 42% |
| CMYK | 9.8, 14.9, 0, 61.57 |
| HSL | hsl(260.53,24.05%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260.53,38.78%,38.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.1944,14.6881,-20.423) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5681,5.53,12.2765) |