Purple Daze is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #9c9b81 |
| Complementary Color | #7e7d62 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (237.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.12% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Daze Color. The Midnight Badger color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Inky Violet (#747b9f) for more energetic effect. Try Intense Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#7e7d62 is the best complementary color to Purple Daze. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #63647e complementary color is Flax Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #62717e and #6f627e. Thus found on the left and right of #63647e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nevada and Rum colors as they work well with Purple Daze.
The split-complementary Purple Daze palette consists of #717e62 and #7e6f62 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e7d62). Try Limed Ash and Sand Dune colors in combination with #63647e, 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 #63647e offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Daze. Thus Glade Green and Falcon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Daze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Flax Smoke, Falcon, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #63647e square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Daze tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#7e7d62) and two others. The Falcon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sirocco – 120° from the complementary Flax Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e6263 and #627e7d.
In a RGB color space, hex #63647e is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Daze has a hue angle of 237.78°, a saturation of 12% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #63647e is made of 10.59% cyan, 10.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #63647e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(99,100,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 39% |
| CMYK | 10.59, 10.19, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(237.78,12%,44.12%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(237.78,21.43%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.1723,5.6217,-14.606) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4687,13.2733,21.5908) |