Purple Prose is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #aabcb7 |
| Complementary Color | #43554f |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (343.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Prose Color. The Ruby Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mauve Mystery (#685c61) for more calm effect. Try Fine Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#43554f is the best complementary color to Purple Prose. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #554348 complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #554351 and #554743. Thus found on the left and right of #554348 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Don Juan and Kabul colors as they work well with Purple Prose.
The split-complementary Purple Prose palette consists of #435155 and #435546 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#43554f). Try River Bed and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #554348, 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 #554348 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Prose. Thus Mako and Gray Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Prose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Kelp, and Gun Powder split by 90° on the color wheel. #554348 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Prose tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#43554f) and two others. The Gray Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mortar – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #485543 and #4f4355.
In a RGB color space, hex #554348 is made of 38% red, 30% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Prose has a hue angle of 343.33°, a saturation of 11.84% and a lightness of 29.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #554348 is made of 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 5.09% yellow and 66.67% black ink.
| HEX | #554348 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,67,72) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 30%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.06, 5.09, 66.67 |
| HSL | hsl(343.33,11.84%,29.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(343.33,21.18%,33.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.4326,8.6732,-0.0791) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.9232,6.4135,7.0039) |