Blue Magenta Violet Color

#553592

Blue Magenta Violet is deep, 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 #aaca6d
Complementary Color #729235
Color Shade: warm blue (260.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.02% (better contrasting with white)
Blue Magenta Violet Color Sample
Blue Magenta Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #553592

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Magenta Violet Color. The Blue Diamond color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Her Highness (#432e6f) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#729235 is the best complementary color to Blue Magenta 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 #553592 complementary color is Sushi, 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 Gigas are #354392 and #833592. Thus found on the left and right of #553592 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chambray and Vivid Violet colors as they work well with Blue Magenta Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Blue Magenta Violet palette consists of #439235 and #928335 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#729235). Try Apple and Sycamore colors in combination with #553592, 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 #553592 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 Blue Magenta Violet. Thus Sea Green and Potters Clay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Blue Magenta Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sushi, Solid Pink, and Lochinvar split by 90° on the color wheel. #553592 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. Blue Magenta Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#729235) and two others. The Potters Clay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Calypso – 120° from the complementary Sushi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #925435 and #357192.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #553592 is made of 30% red, 19% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Magenta Violet has a hue angle of 260.65°, a saturation of 46.73% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553592 is made of 23.92% cyan, 36.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black ink.

HEX #553592
RGB Decimal rgb(85,53,146)
RGB Percentage 30%, 19%, 51%
CMYK 23.92, 36.47, 0, 42.75
HSL hsl(260.65,46.73%,39.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(260.65,63.7%,57.25%)
CIE-LAB lab(30.7664,36.0865,-46.4315)
XYZ xyz(10.2077,6.5528,27.9209)
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