Pharaoh Purple Color

#636285

Pharaoh Purple is pale, 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 #9c9d7a
Complementary Color #848561
Color Shade: mid blue (241.71° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Pharaoh Purple Color Sample
Pharaoh Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #636285

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pharaoh Purple Color. The Blue Dove color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Pool (#4c4976) for more energetic effect. Try Ash Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#848561 is the best complementary color to Pharaoh Purple. 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 #636285 complementary color is Avocado, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #617285 and #746185. Thus found on the left and right of #636285 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pale Sky and Rum colors as they work well with Pharaoh Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pharaoh Purple palette consists of #728561 and #857461 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848561). Try Highland and Cement colors in combination with #636285, 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 #636285 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 Pharaoh Purple. Thus Glade Green and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pharaoh Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Falcon, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #636285 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Pharaoh Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#848561) and two others. The Sand Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Juniper – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #856261 and #618485.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #636285 is made of 30% red, 30% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Pharaoh Purple has a hue angle of 241.71°, a saturation of 15.15% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #636285 is made of 13.34% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #636285
RGB Decimal rgb(99,98,133)
RGB Percentage 30%, 30%, 40%
CMYK 13.34, 13.73, 0, 47.84
HSL hsl(241.71,15.15%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(241.71,26.32%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(42.8857,8.6396,-19.2703)
XYZ xyz(13.7469,13.0815,23.9907)
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