Izmir Purple is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b2bd91 |
| Complementary Color | #636e41 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (255° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Izmir Purple Color. The Taylor color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Caddies Silk (#3e354d) for more calm effect. Try Purple Balloon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#636e41 is the best complementary color to Izmir Purple. 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 #4d426e complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #414c6e and #63416e. Thus found on the left and right of #4d426e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fiord and Voodoo colors as they work well with Izmir Purple.
The split-complementary Izmir Purple palette consists of #4c6e41 and #6e6341 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#636e41). Try Chalet Green and Tobacco Brown colors in combination with #4d426e, 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 #4d426e 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 Izmir Purple. Thus Killarney and Tobacco Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Izmir Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Eggplant, and William split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d426e square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid 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. Izmir Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#636e41) and two others. The Tobacco Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e4d41 and #41636e.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d426e is made of 30% red, 26% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Izmir Purple has a hue angle of 255°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d426e is made of 12.94% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black ink.
| HEX | #4d426e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,66,110) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 26%, 43% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 17.26, 0, 56.86 |
| HSL | hsl(255,25%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255,40%,43.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.8784,15.4349,-23.8582) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8233,6.6,15.6134) |