Imperial is soft, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #9fd094 |
| Complementary Color | #3a6b2f |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (289° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Imperial Color. The Scarlet Gum color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Shade (#4e2e53) for more calm effect. Try Galactic Wonder as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a6b2f is the best complementary color to Imperial. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #602f6b complementary color is Chalet Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bossanova are #422f6b and #6b2f57. Thus found on the left and right of #602f6b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jacarta and Finn colors as they work well with Imperial.
The split-complementary Imperial palette consists of #2f6b42 and #576b2f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a6b2f). Try Amazon and Costa Del Sol colors in combination with #602f6b, 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 #602f6b offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Imperial. Thus Casal and Costa Del Sol giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Imperial contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chalet Green, Spice, and Casal split by 90° on the color wheel. #602f6b square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Imperial tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#3a6b2f) and two others. The Costa Del Sol is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rhino – 120° from the complementary Chalet Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6b602f and #2f3a6b.
In a RGB color space, hex #602f6b is made of 38% red, 19% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Imperial has a hue angle of 289°, a saturation of 38.96% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #602f6b is made of 4.31% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black ink.
| HEX | #602f6b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,47,107) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 19%, 43% |
| CMYK | 4.31, 23.53, 0, 58.04 |
| HSL | hsl(289,38.96%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(289,56.07%,41.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.3307,32.4644,-25.7934) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.4942,5.5814,14.5395) |