Loden Purple 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 | #aac589 |
| Complementary Color | #5b753a |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Loden Purple Color. The Violet Indigo color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Grapes of Italy (#714a8b) for more calm effect. Try Affair as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b753a is the best complementary color to Loden Purple. 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 #553a76 complementary color is Chalet Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Victoria are #3a3c75 and #723a75. Thus found on the left and right of #553a76 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching East Bay and Eminence colors as they work well with Loden Purple.
The split-complementary Loden Purple palette consists of #3c753a and #75723a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b753a). Try Fern Green and Yellow Metal colors in combination with #553a76, 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 #553a76 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 Loden Purple. Thus Amazon and Shingle Fawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Loden Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chalet Green, Lotus, and Oracle split by 90° on the color wheel. #553a76 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Loden Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#5b753a) and two others. The Shingle Fawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Juan – 120° from the complementary Chalet Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75553a and #3a5b75.
In a RGB color space, hex #553a76 is made of 33% red, 22% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Loden Purple has a hue angle of 267°, a saturation of 34.09% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #553a76 is made of 12.94% cyan, 23.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #553a76 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,58,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 22%, 45% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 23.52, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(267,34.09%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267,50.85%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.0724,25.265,-30.1257) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5294,6.2654,17.8993) |