Purple Passage 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 | #9ba188 |
| Complementary Color | #71775e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (254.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Passage Color. The True Romance color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cloak Grey (#605e63) for more calm effect. Try Evening Lavender as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#71775e is the best complementary color to Purple Passage. 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 #645e77 complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #5e6477 and #705e77. Thus found on the left and right of #645e77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Salt Box colors as they work well with Purple Passage.
The split-complementary Purple Passage palette consists of #64775e and #77705e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#71775e). Try Willow Grove and Pablo colors in combination with #645e77, 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 #645e77 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 Purple Passage. Thus Finlandia and Sandstone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Passage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Falcon, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #645e77 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, 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. Purple Passage tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#71775e) and two others. The Sandstone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77645e and #5e7177.
In a RGB color space, hex #645e77 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Passage has a hue angle of 254.4°, a saturation of 11.74% and a lightness of 41.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #645e77 is made of 7.45% cyan, 9.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #645e77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(100,94,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 9.81, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(254.4,11.74%,41.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(254.4,21.01%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.2902,7.9243,-13.2101) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.588,12.0466,19.1145) |