Petal Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #acb9a2 |
| Complementary Color | #505c46 |
| Color Shade: | violet (273.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Petal Purple Color. The Benevolence color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Obsidian Lava Black (#382b46) for more energetic effect. Try Sedona Shadow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#505c46 is the best complementary color to Petal Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #53465d complementary color is Axolotl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #47465c and #5c465b. Thus found on the left and right of #53465d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Eggplant colors as they work well with Petal Purple.
The split-complementary Petal Purple palette consists of #465c47 and #5b5c46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505c46). Try Gray Asparagus and Finch colors in combination with #53465d, 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 #53465d offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Petal Purple. Thus Nandor and Soya Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petal Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Axolotl, Don Juan, and Mineral Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #53465d square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petal Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#505c46) and two others. The Soya Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Axolotl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5c5246 and #46505c.
In a RGB color space, hex #53465d is made of 34% red, 28% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Petal Purple has a hue angle of 273.91°, a saturation of 14.11% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #53465d is made of 3.92% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #53465d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,70,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 28%, 38% |
| CMYK | 3.92, 9.02, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(273.91,14.11%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(273.91,24.73%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8288,10.5006,-11.5276) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7332,7.0096,11.3013) |