KSU Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #aed777 |
| Complementary Color | #5e8828 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (265.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to KSU Purple Color. The Rebecca Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Royalty (#5930a9) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Heart as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e8828 is the best complementary color to KSU Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #512888 complementary color is Olive Drab, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Daisy Bush are #282f88 and #802888. Thus found on the left and right of #512888 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bay of Many and Eminence colors as they work well with KSU Purple.
The split-complementary KSU Purple palette consists of #2f8828 and #888128 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8828). Try Forest Green and Wasabi colors in combination with #512888, 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 #512888 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 KSU Purple. Thus Eucalyptus and Mule Fawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of KSU Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olive Drab, Burnt Umber, and Lochinvar split by 90° on the color wheel. #512888 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool 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. KSU Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5e8828) and two others. The Mule Fawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and St Tropaz – 120° from the complementary Olive Drab. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #885128 and #285e88.
In a RGB color space, hex #512888 is made of 32% red, 16% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode KSU Purple has a hue angle of 265.63°, a saturation of 54.55% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #512888 is made of 21.57% cyan, 37.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #512888 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,40,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 16%, 53% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 37.64, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(265.63,54.55%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(265.63,70.59%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.8611,39.6886,-46.6002) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5961,5.0445,23.8132) |