Purple Reign is calm, 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 | #a9ba94 |
| Complementary Color | #596a45 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (266.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Reign Color. The Princely Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Plum Island (#463c4e) for more calm effect. Try Grapes of Italy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#596a45 is the best complementary color to Purple Reign. 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 #56456b complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #45466a and #69456a. Thus found on the left and right of #56456b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Voodoo colors as they work well with Purple Reign.
The split-complementary Purple Reign palette consists of #466a45 and #6a6945 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596a45). Try Axolotl and Finch colors in combination with #56456b, 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 #56456b 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 Purple Reign. Thus Mineral Green and Tobacco Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Reign contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #56456b square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Reign tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#596a45) and two others. The Tobacco Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fiord – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6a5645 and #45596a.
In a RGB color space, hex #56456b is made of 33% red, 26% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Reign has a hue angle of 266.84°, a saturation of 21.59% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #56456b is made of 8.23% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #56456b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(86,69,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 26%, 41% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 14.9, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(266.84,21.59%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(266.84,35.51%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.472,15.7097,-19.408) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.6197,7.2962,14.8639) |