Parma Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #aabaa5 |
| Complementary Color | #4a5945 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (285.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Parma Violet Color. The Trixter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Gladiola Violet (#6e5178) for more energetic effect. Try Salt Box as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a5945 is the best complementary color to Parma Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #55455a complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #4a4559 and #594554. Thus found on the left and right of #55455a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Don Juan colors as they work well with Parma Violet.
The split-complementary Parma Violet palette consists of #45594a and #545945 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a5945). Try Nandor and Finch colors in combination with #55455a, 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 #55455a 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 Parma Violet. Thus Mineral Green and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parma Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Kabul, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #55455a square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Parma Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4a5945) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #595545 and #454a59.
In a RGB color space, hex #55455a is made of 35% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Parma Violet has a hue angle of 285.71°, a saturation of 13.21% and a lightness of 31.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #55455a is made of 1.96% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #55455a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,69,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 37% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 8.23, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(285.71,13.21%,31.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(285.71,23.33%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.6372,11.202,-9.88) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7199,6.9257,10.6028) |