Benikakehana Purple Color

#5a4f74

Benikakehana Purple is pale, 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 #a5b08b
Complementary Color #68734f
Color Shade: warm blue (257.84° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.24% (better contrasting with white)
Benikakehana Purple Color Sample
Benikakehana Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5a4f74

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Benikakehana Purple Color. The Mourning Violet 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 Artistic License (#434053) for more calm effect. Try Jazlyn as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#68734f is the best complementary color to Benikakehana 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 #5a4f74 complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #4f5673 and #6c4f73. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4f74 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Benikakehana Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Benikakehana Purple palette consists of #56734f and #736c4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68734f). Try Cactus and Go Ben colors in combination with #5a4f74, 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 #5a4f74 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 Benikakehana Purple. Thus Como and Roman Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Benikakehana Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Ferra, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4f74 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Benikakehana Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#68734f) and two others. The Roman Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #735a4f and #4f6873.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5a4f74 is made of 32% red, 28% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Benikakehana Purple has a hue angle of 257.84°, a saturation of 18.97% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4f74 is made of 10.2% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.51% black ink.

HEX #5a4f74
RGB Decimal rgb(90,79,116)
RGB Percentage 32%, 28%, 41%
CMYK 10.2, 14.51, 0, 54.51
HSL hsl(257.84,18.97%,38.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(257.84,31.9%,45.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.0354,13.0418,-19.4972)
XYZ xyz(10.1648,9.0266,17.7296)
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