Purple Kite Color

#512c31

Purple Kite is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #aed3ce
Complementary Color #2c514b
Color Shade: cool red (351.89° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 24.51% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Kite Color Sample
Purple Kite Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #512c31

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Kite Color. The Estate Vineyard color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Aged Merlot (#73343a) for more energetic effect. Try Cuba Libre as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#2c514b is the best complementary color to Purple Kite. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #512c31 complementary color is Plantation, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Livid Brown are #512c43 and #51392c. Thus found on the left and right of #512c31 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Livid Brown and Millbrook colors as they work well with Purple Kite.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Kite palette consists of #2c4351 and #2c5139 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2c514b). Try Pickled Bluewood and Stromboli colors in combination with #512c31, 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 #512c31 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Kite. Thus Martinique and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Kite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Plantation, Woodland, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #512c31 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue 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. Purple Kite tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#2c514b) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Voodoo – 120° from the complementary Plantation. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #31512c and #4b2c51.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #512c31 is made of 47% red, 25% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Kite has a hue angle of 351.89°, a saturation of 29.6% and a lightness of 24.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #512c31 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 12.54% yellow and 68.24% black ink.

HEX #512c31
RGB Decimal rgb(81,44,49)
RGB Percentage 47%, 25%, 28%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 12.54, 68.24
HSL hsl(351.89,29.6%,24.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(351.89,45.68%,31.76%)
CIE-LAB lab(22.9044,17.7428,4.2305)
XYZ xyz(4.8484,3.7724,3.3783)
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