Hormagaunt Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #aea890 |
| Complementary Color | #6f6951 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Hormagaunt Purple Color. The Old Mill Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Deep Larkspur (#687189) for more calm effect. Try Nouveau as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6f6951 is the best complementary color to Hormagaunt Purple. 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 #51576f complementary color is Peat, 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 Comet are #51656f and #5a516f. Thus found on the left and right of #51576f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Smoky colors as they work well with Hormagaunt Purple.
The split-complementary Hormagaunt Purple palette consists of #656f51 and #6f5951 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6f6951). Try Siam and Pine Cone colors in combination with #51576f, 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 #51576f offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hormagaunt Purple. Thus Cactus and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hormagaunt Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Peat, Falcon, and Finlandia split by 90° on the color wheel. #51576f 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. Hormagaunt Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6f6951) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Peat. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6f5157 and #516f69.
In a RGB color space, hex #51576f is made of 29% red, 31% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Hormagaunt Purple has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 15.63% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #51576f is made of 11.77% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #51576f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,87,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 31%, 40% |
| CMYK | 11.77, 9.41, 0, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(228,15.63%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,27.03%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3231,3.5824,-14.4847) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.6708,9.7134,16.4041) |