Purple Empire Color

#5a4d55

Purple Empire 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 #a5b2aa
Complementary Color #4d5a52
Color Shade: warm magenta (323.08° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 32.75% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Empire Color Sample
Purple Empire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5a4d55

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Empire Color. The Opium Mauve 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 Hibernation (#6f5166) for more energetic effect. Try Banished Brown as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#4d5a52 is the best complementary color to Purple Empire. 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 #5a4d55 complementary color is Nandor, 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 Don Juan are #584d5a and #5a4d4e. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4d55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mortar and Don Juan colors as they work well with Purple Empire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Empire palette consists of #4d5a58 and #4e5a4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d5a52). Try Nandor and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #5a4d55, 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 #5a4d55 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 Empire. Thus Abbey and Siam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Empire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Fuscous Gray, and Trout split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4d55 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 Empire tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#4d5a52) and two others. The Siam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Scarpa Flow – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #555a4d and #514d5a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5a4d55 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Empire has a hue angle of 323.08°, a saturation of 7.78% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4d55 is made of 0% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 64.71% black ink.

HEX #5a4d55
RGB Decimal rgb(90,77,85)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 34%
CMYK 0, 5.09, 1.96, 64.71
HSL hsl(323.08,7.78%,32.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(323.08,14.44%,35.29%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.2672,7.0146,-2.7067)
XYZ xyz(8.51,8.1373,9.7165)
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