Purple Cort 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 | #a6c3af |
| Complementary Color | #3b5944 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (318.62° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Cort Color. The Wood Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Grape Kiss (#7b4368) for more energetic effect. Try Brocade Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3b5944 is the best complementary color to Purple Cort. 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 #593c50 complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #533b59 and #593b41. Thus found on the left and right of #593c50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Purple Cort.
The split-complementary Purple Cort palette consists of #3b5953 and #41593b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b5944). Try Mineral Green and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #593c50, 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 #593c50 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 Cort. Thus Limed Spruce and Hemlock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Cort contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Hemlock, and Oxford Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #593c50 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool 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 Cort tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#3b5944) and two others. The Hemlock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #50593b and #443b59.
In a RGB color space, hex #593c50 is made of 39% red, 26% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Cort has a hue angle of 318.62°, a saturation of 19.46% and a lightness of 29.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #593c50 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #593c50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,60,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 26%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 3.53, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(318.62,19.46%,29.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(318.62,32.58%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2472,16.3691,-6.9802) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1836,5.9348,8.3563) |