C64 Purple is soft, 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 | #90912e |
| Complementary Color | #cfd16e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (240.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to C64 Purple Color. The Borage Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Astro Purple (#6d5acf) for more energetic effect. Try Ameixa as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#cfd16e is the best complementary color to C64 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 #6f6ed1 complementary color is Tacha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Moody Blue are #6e9ed1 and #a06ed1. Thus found on the left and right of #6f6ed1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Danube and Lilac Bush colors as they work well with C64 Purple.
The split-complementary C64 Purple palette consists of #9ed16e and #d1a06e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd16e). Try Feijoa and Whiskey colors in combination with #6f6ed1, 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 #6f6ed1 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 C64 Purple. Thus Pastel Green and Chestnut Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of C64 Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tacha, Hopbush, and Downy split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f6ed1 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. C64 Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#cfd16e) and two others. The Chestnut Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Downy – 120° from the complementary Tacha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d16f6e and #6ecfd1.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f6ed1 is made of 26% red, 26% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode C64 Purple has a hue angle of 240.61°, a saturation of 51.83% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f6ed1 is made of 38.43% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black ink.
| HEX | #6f6ed1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,110,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 26%, 49% |
| CMYK | 38.43, 38.82, 0, 18.04 |
| HSL | hsl(240.61,51.83%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240.61,47.37%,81.96%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.8446,26.3187,-51.2038) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6401,19.1348,62.769) |