Amethyst Purple Color

#562f7e

Amethyst Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #a9d081
Complementary Color #567e2f
Color Shade: warm blue (269.62° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.92% (better contrasting with white)
Amethyst Purple Color Sample
Amethyst Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #562f7e

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Amethyst Purple Color. The Purple Heart color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sweet Flag (#674196) for more calm effect. Try Christalle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#567e2f is the best complementary color to Amethyst Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #562f7e complementary color is Crete, 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 Eminence are #2f2f7e and #7d2f7e. Thus found on the left and right of #562f7e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Minsk and Eminence colors as they work well with Amethyst Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amethyst Purple palette consists of #2f7e2f and #7e7d2f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#567e2f). Try Sea Green and Pesto colors in combination with #562f7e, 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 #562f7e 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 Amethyst Purple. Thus Sea Green and Old Copper giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amethyst Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Crete, Nutmeg, and Paradiso split by 90° on the color wheel. #562f7e square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green 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. Amethyst Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#567e2f) and two others. The Old Copper is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chambray – 120° from the complementary Crete. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e562f and #2f567e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #562f7e is made of 33% red, 18% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Amethyst Purple has a hue angle of 269.62°, a saturation of 45.66% and a lightness of 33.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #562f7e is made of 15.68% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.

HEX #562f7e
RGB Decimal rgb(86,47,126)
RGB Percentage 33%, 18%, 49%
CMYK 15.68, 30.98, 0, 50.59
HSL hsl(269.62,45.66%,33.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(269.62,62.7%,49.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.1618,34.2917,-38.2065)
XYZ xyz(8.6202,5.5178,20.3494)
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