Purple Sphinx Color

#563948

Purple Sphinx is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #a9c6b7
Complementary Color #385647
Color Shade: warm magenta (328.97° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 28.04% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Sphinx Color Sample
Purple Sphinx Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #563948

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Sphinx Color. The Dark Olive Paste color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Bewitching (#75495e) for more energetic effect. Try Dirty Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#385647 is the best complementary color to Purple Sphinx. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #563948 complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #553856 and #563839. Thus found on the left and right of #563948 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Purple Sphinx.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Sphinx palette consists of #385655 and #395638 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385647). Try Mineral Green and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #563948, 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 #563948 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Sphinx. Thus Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Sphinx contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Hemlock, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #563948 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Purple Sphinx tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#385647) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #485638 and #473856.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #563948 is made of 40% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Sphinx has a hue angle of 328.97°, a saturation of 20.28% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #563948 is made of 0% cyan, 11.38% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 66.27% black ink.

HEX #563948
RGB Decimal rgb(86,57,72)
RGB Percentage 40%, 27%, 33%
CMYK 0, 11.38, 5.49, 66.27
HSL hsl(328.97,20.28%,28.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(328.97,33.72%,33.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.7709,15.4928,-3.9872)
XYZ xyz(6.4706,5.3726,6.8269)
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