Purple Basil is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #a3bbaf |
| Complementary Color | #445b50 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (330° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Basil Color. The Fig Cluster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Monastery Mantle (#41363a) for more calm effect. Try Expressive Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#445b50 is the best complementary color to Purple Basil. Green cyan shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5c4450 complementary color is Nandor, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #5b445b and #5b4444. Thus found on the left and right of #5c4450 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Don Juan colors as they work well with Purple Basil.
The split-complementary Purple Basil palette consists of #445b5b and #445b44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#445b50). Try Mineral Green and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #5c4450, 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 #5c4450 offers a combination of blue cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Basil. Thus River Bed and Axolotl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Basil contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Nandor, Finch, and Gun Powder split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c4450 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, green cyan 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 Basil tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#445b50) and two others. The Axolotl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Nandor. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #505b44 and #4f445b.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c4450 is made of 38% red, 28% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Basil has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 31.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c4450 is made of 0% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c4450 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,68,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 28%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.41, 4.71, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(330,15%,31.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(330,26.09%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.7813,12.5162,-3.1642) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.9287,6.9887,8.5205) |