Purple Berry is calm, 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 | #b3b58b |
| Complementary Color | #71744a |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (242.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Berry Color. The Coronation Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Governor Bay (#51559b) for more energetic effect. Try Pharaoh Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#71744a is the best complementary color to Purple Berry. 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 #4c4a74 complementary color is Go Ben, 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 Mulled Wine are #4a5d74 and #604a74. Thus found on the left and right of #4c4a74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Purple Berry.
The split-complementary Purple Berry palette consists of #5d744a and #74604a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71744a). Try Dingley and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #4c4a74, 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 #4c4a74 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 Berry. Thus Hippie Green and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Berry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Eggplant, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #4c4a74 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 Berry tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#71744a) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #744b4a and #4a7174.
In a RGB color space, hex #4c4a74 is made of 29% red, 28% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Berry has a hue angle of 242.86°, a saturation of 22.11% and a lightness of 37.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4c4a74 is made of 15.69% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.
| HEX | #4c4a74 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(76,74,116) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 28%, 44% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 16.47, 0, 54.51 |
| HSL | hsl(242.86,22.11%,37.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(242.86,36.21%,45.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.3395,11.6393,-23.7878) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5817,7.695,17.556) |