Purplish Blue is vivid, 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 | #9ebf10 |
| Complementary Color | #ceee40 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purplish Blue Color. The Yíng Guāng Sè Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Royal Vessel (#4433ee) for more energetic effect. Try Candy Grape Fizz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ceee40 is the best complementary color to Purplish Blue. 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 #6140ef complementary color is Starship, 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 Royal Blue are #4076ee and #b840ee. Thus found on the left and right of #6140ef on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Blue and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Purplish Blue.
The split-complementary Purplish Blue palette consists of #76ee40 and #eeb840 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ceee40). Try Conifer and Tulip Tree colors in combination with #6140ef, 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 #6140ef 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 Purplish Blue. Thus Screamin' Green and Flamingo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purplish Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Starship, French Rose, and Turquoise split by 90° on the color wheel. #6140ef 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. Purplish Blue tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ceee40) and two others. The Flamingo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Picton Blue – 120° from the complementary Starship. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ee6040 and #40cdee.
In a RGB color space, hex #6140ef is made of 24% red, 16% green and 60% blue. In a HSL mode Purplish Blue has a hue angle of 251.31°, a saturation of 84.54% and a lightness of 59.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6140ef is made of 55.69% cyan, 68.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black ink.
| HEX | #6140ef |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(97,64,239) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 16%, 60% |
| CMYK | 55.69, 68.63, 0, 6.27 |
| HSL | hsl(251.31,84.54%,59.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.31,73.22%,93.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.9073,58.9825,-82.7743) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3431,12.4402,82.8849) |