Imperial Purple is soft, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #abd3a2 |
| Complementary Color | #355d2c |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288.98° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Imperial Purple Color. The Heartless color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grape Popsicle (#60406d) for more calm effect. Try Eminence as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#355d2c is the best complementary color to Imperial Purple. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #542c5d complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bossanova are #3b2c5d and #5d2c4d. Thus found on the left and right of #542c5d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jacarta and Finn colors as they work well with Imperial Purple.
The split-complementary Imperial Purple palette consists of #2c5d3b and #4d5d2c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#355d2c). Try Killarney and Woodland colors in combination with #542c5d, 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 #542c5d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Imperial Purple. Thus Spectra and Costa Del Sol giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Imperial Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Quincy, and San Juan split by 90° on the color wheel. #542c5d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Imperial Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#355d2c) and two others. The Costa Del Sol is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rhino – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d542c and #2c345d.
In a RGB color space, hex #542c5d is made of 38% red, 20% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Imperial Purple has a hue angle of 288.98°, a saturation of 35.77% and a lightness of 26.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #542c5d is made of 3.53% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #542c5d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,44,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 20%, 42% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 19.22, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(288.98,35.77%,26.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288.98,52.69%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.188,27.2764,-21.7821) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5326,4.4765,10.8757) |