Patrician Purple is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #93b186 |
| Complementary Color | #5a794e |
| Color Shade: | violet (281.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Patrician Purple Color. The Parma Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Trendy Pink (#8c6495) for more calm effect. Try Mirabella as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5a794e is the best complementary color to Patrician Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c4e79 complementary color is Dingley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #564e79 and #794e70. Thus found on the left and right of #6c4e79 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Falcon colors as they work well with Patrician Purple.
The split-complementary Patrician Purple palette consists of #4e7956 and #70794e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a794e). Try Spring Leaves and Go Ben colors in combination with #6c4e79, 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 #6c4e79 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Patrician Purple. Thus Como and Shadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Patrician Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Roman Coffee, and Blue Bayoux split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c4e79 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Patrician Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#5a794e) and two others. The Shadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #796c4e and #4e5a79.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c4e79 is made of 35% red, 25% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Patrician Purple has a hue angle of 281.86°, a saturation of 21.61% and a lightness of 39.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c4e79 is made of 5.1% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black ink.
| HEX | #6c4e79 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,78,121) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 25%, 39% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 16.86, 0, 52.55 |
| HSL | hsl(281.86,21.61%,39.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(281.86,35.54%,47.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8736,21.1019,-19.5998) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3599,10.0174,19.3713) |