Proper Purple is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #a6b894 |
| Complementary Color | #596b46 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Proper Purple Color. The Serendibite Black color for instance is a darker 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 Caddies Silk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#596b46 is the best complementary color to Proper Purple. 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 #59476b complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #46466b and #6b466a. Thus found on the left and right of #59476b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Eggplant colors as they work well with Proper Purple.
The split-complementary Proper Purple palette consists of #466b46 and #6a6b46 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#596b46). Try Axolotl and Finch colors in combination with #59476b, 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 #59476b offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Proper Purple. Thus Mineral Green and Tobacco Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Proper Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #59476b square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow 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. Proper Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#596b46) 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 #6b5946 and #46586b.
In a RGB color space, hex #59476b is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Proper Purple has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 20.22% and a lightness of 34.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #59476b is made of 7.06% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #59476b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,71,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 40% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 14.12, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(270,20.22%,34.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,33.64%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.3327,15.4825,-18.0506) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.0269,7.6919,14.9188) |