Tangent Periwinkle is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #afaf80 |
| Complementary Color | #7f7f4f |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Tangent Periwinkle Color. The Chinaberry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dark Horizon (#666699) for more calm effect. Try Spinel Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7f7f4f is the best complementary color to Tangent Periwinkle. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #50507f complementary color is Shadow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of East Bay are #4f677f and #674f7f. Thus found on the left and right of #50507f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Tangent Periwinkle.
The split-complementary Tangent Periwinkle palette consists of #677f4f and #7f674f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f7f4f). Try Dingley and Shadow colors in combination with #50507f, 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 #50507f offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Tangent Periwinkle. Thus Hippie Green and Roman Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Tangent Periwinkle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #50507f square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Tangent Periwinkle tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7f7f4f) and two others. The Roman Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7f4f4f and #4f7f7f.
In a RGB color space, hex #50507f is made of 28% red, 28% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Tangent Periwinkle has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 22.71% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #50507f is made of 18.43% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black ink.
| HEX | #50507f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(80,80,127) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 28%, 44% |
| CMYK | 18.43, 18.43, 0, 50.2 |
| HSL | hsl(240,22.71%,40.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,37.01%,49.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.9363,12.2398,-26.5259) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.0077,8.9751,21.2836) |