Murasaki Color

#4f284b

Murasaki is calm, 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 #b0d7b4
Complementary Color #284f2b
Color Shade: mid magenta (306.15° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Murasaki Color Sample
Murasaki Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4f284b

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Murasaki Color. The Wineberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grape (#6c3461) for more energetic effect. Try Wine Tour as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#284f2b is the best complementary color to Murasaki. 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 #4f284b complementary color is Everglade, 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 Finn are #3f284f and #4f2837. Thus found on the left and right of #4f284b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bossanova and Livid Brown colors as they work well with Murasaki.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Murasaki palette consists of #284f3f and #374f28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#284f2b). Try Plantation and Woodland colors in combination with #4f284b, 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 #4f284b 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 Murasaki. Thus Plantation and Woodland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Murasaki contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Everglade, Lisbon Brown, and Pickled Bluewood split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f284b 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. Murasaki tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#284f2b) and two others. The Woodland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Everglade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b4f28 and #2b284f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4f284b is made of 41% red, 21% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Murasaki has a hue angle of 306.15°, a saturation of 32.77% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f284b is made of 0% cyan, 15.29% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 69.02% black ink.

HEX #4f284b
RGB Decimal rgb(79,40,75)
RGB Percentage 41%, 21%, 39%
CMYK 0, 15.29, 1.57, 69.02
HSL hsl(306.15,32.77%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(306.15,49.37%,30.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.6114,24.0297,-13.8967)
XYZ xyz(5.2532,3.6878,7.0916)
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