Bright Eggplant is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a5b177 |
| Complementary Color | #7c884e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bright Eggplant Color. The Darlak color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Scampi (#6f63a0) for more calm effect. Try Heraldic as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7c884e is the best complementary color to Bright Eggplant. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a4e88 complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Butterfly Bush are #4e5f88 and #774e88. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4e88 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kashmir Blue and Affair colors as they work well with Bright Eggplant.
The split-complementary Bright Eggplant palette consists of #5f884e and #88764e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c884e). Try Hippie Green and Shadow colors in combination with #5a4e88, 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 #5a4e88 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bright Eggplant. Thus Hippie Green and Roman Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bright Eggplant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Cannon Pink, and Faded Jade split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4e88 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bright Eggplant tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#7c884e) and two others. The Roman Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smalt Blue – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88594e and #4e7b88.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a4e88 is made of 30% red, 26% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Bright Eggplant has a hue angle of 252.41°, a saturation of 27.1% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4e88 is made of 18.04% cyan, 22.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #5a4e88 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,78,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 26%, 45% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 22.74, 0, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(252.41,27.1%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.41,42.65%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.7433,19.1288,-30.7209) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.3848,9.4,24.5069) |