Prime Purple Color

#656293

Prime Purple is calm, 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 #9a9d6c
Complementary Color #909361
Color Shade: mid blue (243.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.04% (better contrasting with white)
Prime Purple Color Sample
Prime Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #656293

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Prime Purple Color. The Stormy Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lavender Violet (#767ba5) for more energetic effect. Try Minuet Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#909361 is the best complementary color to Prime 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 #656293 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 Kimberly are #617793 and #7d6193. Thus found on the left and right of #656293 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Prime Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Prime Purple palette consists of #779361 and #937d61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#909361). Try Highland and Domino colors in combination with #656293, 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 #656293 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 Prime Purple. Thus Glade Green and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Prime Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Avocado, Strikemaster, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #656293 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. Prime Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#909361) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Avocado. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #936461 and #619093.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #656293 is made of 29% red, 28% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Prime Purple has a hue angle of 243.67°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 48.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #656293 is made of 18.04% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black ink.

HEX #656293
RGB Decimal rgb(101,98,147)
RGB Percentage 29%, 28%, 42%
CMYK 18.04, 19.22, 0, 42.35
HSL hsl(243.67,20%,48.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(243.67,33.33%,57.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(43.6664,13.0246,-26.4537)
XYZ xyz(15.001,13.6087,29.4399)
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