Pompadour Color

#660045

Pompadour is deep, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #99ffba
Complementary Color #006620
Color Shade: warm magenta (319.41° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 20% (better contrasting with white)
Pompadour Color Sample
Pompadour Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #660045

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pompadour Color. The Xereus Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Barossa (#44012d) for more calm effect. Try Cardinal Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#006620 is the best complementary color to Pompadour. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #660045 complementary color is Camarone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pompadour are #530066 and #660012. Thus found on the left and right of #660045 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ripe Plum and Rosewood colors as they work well with Pompadour.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pompadour palette consists of #006653 and #126600 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#006620). Try Tropical Rain Forest and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #660045, 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 #660045 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pompadour. Thus Regal Blue and Verdun Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pompadour contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camarone, Nutmeg Wood Finish, and Navy Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #660045 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Pompadour tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#006620) and two others. The Verdun Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paua – 120° from the complementary Camarone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #456600 and #200066.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #660045 is made of 60% red, 0% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Pompadour has a hue angle of 319.41°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 20%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #660045 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #660045
RGB Decimal rgb(102,0,69)
RGB Percentage 60%, 0%, 40%
CMYK 0, 40, 12.94, 60
HSL hsl(319.41,100%,20%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(319.41,100%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(21.0354,45.3952,-11.8835)
XYZ xyz(6.5537,3.2545,5.913)
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