Chinese Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #8df467 |
| Complementary Color | #30980a |
| Color Shade: | violet (283.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Purple Color. The Extraviolet 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 saturated alternative called Nebula (#a104c3) for more energetic effect.
#30980a is the best complementary color to Chinese 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 #720b98 complementary color is La Palma, 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 Purple are #2b0a98 and #980a77. Thus found on the left and right of #720b98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Gem and Jazzberry Jam colors as they work well with Chinese Purple.
The split-complementary Chinese Purple palette consists of #0a982b and #77980a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#30980a). Try Salem and Limeade colors in combination with #720b98, 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 #720b98 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 Chinese Purple. Thus Gossamer and Buttered Rum giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chinese Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary La Palma, Totem Pole, and Blue Chill split by 90° on the color wheel. #720b98 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. Chinese Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#30980a) and two others. The Buttered Rum is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Torea Bay – 120° from the complementary La Palma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98720a and #0a3098.
In a RGB color space, hex #720b98 is made of 41% red, 4% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Purple has a hue angle of 283.83°, a saturation of 86.5% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #720b98 is made of 14.9% cyan, 55.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #720b98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,11,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 4%, 55% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 55.3, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(283.83,86.5%,31.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(283.83,92.76%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.6228,59.1466,-51.7838) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.7266,6.0838,30.2093) |