Grape Purple Color

#5d1451

Grape Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #a2ebae
Complementary Color #145d1f
Color Shade: mid magenta (309.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 22.16% (better contrasting with white)
Grape Purple Color Sample
Grape Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5d1451

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Grape Purple Color. The Plum Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Loulou (#460b41) for more energetic effect. Try Velvet Cosmos as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#145d1f is the best complementary color to Grape Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5d1451 complementary color is Parsley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Loulou are #44145d and #5d142c. Thus found on the left and right of #5d1451 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scarlet Gum and Cherrywood colors as they work well with Grape Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Grape Purple palette consists of #145d44 and #2c5d14 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#145d1f). Try Eden and Dell colors in combination with #5d1451, 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 #5d1451 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Grape Purple. Thus Eden and Saratoga giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Grape Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Parsley, Horses Neck, and Blue Zodiac split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d1451 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Grape Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#145d1f) and two others. The Saratoga is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lucky Point – 120° from the complementary Parsley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #515d14 and #1f145d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5d1451 is made of 48% red, 10% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Grape Purple has a hue angle of 309.86°, a saturation of 64.6% and a lightness of 22.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d1451 is made of 0% cyan, 28.63% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 63.53% black ink.

HEX #5d1451
RGB Decimal rgb(93,20,81)
RGB Percentage 48%, 10%, 42%
CMYK 0, 28.63, 4.71, 63.53
HSL hsl(309.86,64.6%,22.16%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(309.86,78.49%,36.47%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.6587,39.4868,-19.2398)
XYZ xyz(6.2496,3.4215,8.1156)
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