Shadow Purple Color

#4e334e

Shadow Purple is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #b1ccb1
Complementary Color #334d33
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
Shadow Purple Color Sample
Shadow Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e334e

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Shadow Purple Color. The Zero Gravity color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Obsidian Red (#372a38) for more calm effect. Try Valentino Nero as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#334d33 is the best complementary color to Shadow Purple. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e334e complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #40334d and #4d3340. Thus found on the left and right of #4e334e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Shadow Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Shadow Purple palette consists of #334d40 and #404d33 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#334d33). Try Mineral Green and Kelp colors in combination with #4e334e, 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 #4e334e offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shadow Purple. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Shadow Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Mondo, and Oxford Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e334e square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Shadow Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#334d33) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4d33 and #33334d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e334e is made of 38% red, 25% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Shadow Purple has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 20.93% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e334e is made of 0% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #4e334e
RGB Decimal rgb(78,51,78)
RGB Percentage 38%, 25%, 38%
CMYK 0, 10.59, 0, 69.41
HSL hsl(300,20.93%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,34.62%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(25.374,17.3848,-11.6685)
XYZ xyz(5.7009,4.5374,7.7831)
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