Piccadilly Purple is calm, 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 | #aea771 |
| Complementary Color | #8e8751 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (233.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Piccadilly Purple Color. The Loch Ness color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Blueberry Patch (#627099) for more calm effect. Try Kimberlite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e8751 is the best complementary color to Piccadilly 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 #51588e 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 Waikawa Gray are #51768e and #68518e. Thus found on the left and right of #51588e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Smalt Blue and Butterfly Bush colors as they work well with Piccadilly Purple.
The split-complementary Piccadilly Purple palette consists of #768e51 and #8e6851 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e8751). Try Asparagus and Leather colors in combination with #51588e, 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 #51588e 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 Piccadilly Purple. Thus Hippie Green and Au Chico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Piccadilly Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Shadow, Cannon Pink, and Spring Leaves split by 90° on the color wheel. #51588e 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. Piccadilly Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#8e8751) and two others. The Au Chico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Shadow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e5158 and #518e87.
In a RGB color space, hex #51588e is made of 26% red, 28% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Piccadilly Purple has a hue angle of 233.11°, a saturation of 27.35% and a lightness of 43.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #51588e is made of 23.93% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #51588e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(81,88,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 28%, 46% |
| CMYK | 23.93, 21.18, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(233.11,27.35%,43.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(233.11,42.96%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.0392,11.9504,-30.8063) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.7655,10.6818,27.0329) |