Prism Violet Color

#53357d

Prism Violet is soft, 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 #acca82
Complementary Color #5e7d34
Color Shade: warm blue (265° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 34.9% (better contrasting with white)
Prism Violet Color Sample
Prism Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #53357d

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Prism Violet Color. The Regality 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 Purple Heart (#69359c) for more energetic effect. Try Violet Indigo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5e7d34 is the best complementary color to Prism Violet. 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 #53357d complementary color is Pesto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Minsk are #343a7d and #76347d. Thus found on the left and right of #53357d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Minsk and Eminence colors as they work well with Prism Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prism Violet palette consists of #3b7d34 and #7d7734 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e7d34). Try Goblin and Pesto colors in combination with #53357d, 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 #53357d 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 Prism Violet. Thus Amazon and Old Copper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prism Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Solid Pink, and Ming split by 90° on the color wheel. #53357d square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Prism Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5e7d34) and two others. The Old Copper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ming – 120° from the complementary Pesto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d5234 and #345e7d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #53357d is made of 32% red, 20% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Prism Violet has a hue angle of 265°, a saturation of 40.45% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53357d is made of 16.47% cyan, 28.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black ink.

HEX #53357d
RGB Decimal rgb(83,53,125)
RGB Percentage 32%, 20%, 48%
CMYK 16.47, 28.24, 0, 50.98
HSL hsl(265,40.45%,34.9%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(265,57.6%,49.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.0715,29.6901,-36.1389)
XYZ xyz(8.5421,5.8659,20.084)
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