Purple Rain is vivid, 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 | #8bbd37 |
| Complementary Color | #95c742 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (262.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Rain Color. The Purple Spot 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 saturated alternative called Grape Hyacinth (#5533cc) for more energetic effect. Try Fuchsia Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#95c742 is the best complementary color to Purple Rain. 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 #7442c8 complementary color is Atlantis, 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 Purple Heart are #4252c7 and #b742c7. Thus found on the left and right of #7442c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indigo and Amethyst colors as they work well with Purple Rain.
The split-complementary Purple Rain palette consists of #52c742 and #c7b742 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95c742). Try Apple and Turmeric colors in combination with #7442c8, 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 #7442c8 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 Purple Rain. Thus Emerald and Raw Sienna giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Rain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Atlantis, Fuzzy Wuzzy Brown, and Puerto Rico split by 90° on the color wheel. #7442c8 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. Purple Rain tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#95c742) and two others. The Raw Sienna is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pelorous – 120° from the complementary Atlantis. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c77442 and #4295c7.
In a RGB color space, hex #7442c8 is made of 30% red, 17% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Rain has a hue angle of 262.39°, a saturation of 54.92% and a lightness of 52.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7442c8 is made of 32.94% cyan, 52.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #7442c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,66,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 17%, 52% |
| CMYK | 32.94, 52.55, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(262.39,54.92%,52.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(262.39,67%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.8636,50.1768,-62.0906) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.576,11.7796,55.8855) |