Zeus Purple Color

#660077

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

Inverse Color #9f8
Complementary Color #107700
Color Shade: cool magenta (291.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Zeus Purple Color Sample
Zeus Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #660077

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Zeus Purple Color. The Philippine Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Cloak and Dagger (#550055) for more calm effect. Try Mardi Gras as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#107700 is the best complementary color to Zeus Purple. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #607 complementary color is Japanese Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #2a0077 and #77004c. Thus found on the left and right of #607 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Christalle and Pompadour colors as they work well with Zeus Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Zeus Purple palette consists of #00772a and #4c7700 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#107700). Try Fun Green and Verdun Green colors in combination with #607, 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 #607 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Zeus Purple. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Zeus Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Red Beech, and Regal Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #607 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Zeus Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#107700) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Navy Blue – 120° from the complementary Japanese Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #760 and #001077.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #660077 is made of 46% red, 0% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Zeus Purple has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #660077 is made of 6.67% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.

HEX #660077
RGB Decimal rgb(102,0,119)
RGB Percentage 46%, 0%, 54%
CMYK 6.67, 46.67, 0, 53.33
HSL hsl(291.43,100%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(291.43,100%,46.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(24.1828,53.0734,-40.0582)
XYZ xyz(8.8093,4.1567,17.7908)
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