Magenta Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #93ac76 |
| Complementary Color | #708953 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Magenta Violet Color. The Loden Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackcurrant Elixir (#5c4f6a) for more calm effect. Try Roman Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#708953 is the best complementary color to Magenta Violet. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6c5389 complementary color is Highland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Butterfly Bush are #535589 and #875389. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5389 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Magenta Violet.
The split-complementary Magenta Violet palette consists of #558953 and #898753 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#708953). Try Hippie Green and Clay Creek colors in combination with #6c5389, 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 #6c5389 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Magenta Violet. Thus Como and Shadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Magenta Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Au Chico, and Smalt Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5389 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Magenta Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#708953) and two others. The Shadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bismark – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #896c53 and #536f89.
In a RGB color space, hex #6c5389 is made of 33% red, 25% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Magenta Violet has a hue angle of 267.78°, a saturation of 24.55% and a lightness of 43.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5389 is made of 11.38% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #6c5389 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(108,83,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 25%, 42% |
| CMYK | 11.38, 21.18, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(267.78,24.55%,43.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.78,39.42%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8833,21.8737,-26.2775) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.793,11.1808,25.0981) |