Loden Purple Color

#553a76

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)
Loden Purple Color Sample
Loden Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #553a76

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.

Complementary Palette

#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.

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 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.

Split-complementary Palette

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.

Triadic Palette

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.

Square Palette

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.

Tetradic Palette

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.

Conversion Table

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)
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