Purple Toolbox 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 | #8b933f |
| Complementary Color | #b8c06c |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (245.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Toolbox Color. The Blue Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Faraway Sky (#8980c1) for more calm effect. Try Yuè Guāng Lán Moonlight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8c06c is the best complementary color to Purple Toolbox. 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 #746cc0 complementary color is Wild Willow, 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 Blue Marguerite are #6c8ec0 and #9d6cc0. Thus found on the left and right of #746cc0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Cove and Wisteria colors as they work well with Purple Toolbox.
The split-complementary Purple Toolbox palette consists of #8ec06c and #c09d6c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c06c). Try Olivine and Twine colors in combination with #746cc0, 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 #746cc0 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 Purple Toolbox. Thus Fern and Contessa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Toolbox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Willow, Tapestry, and Silver Tree split by 90° on the color wheel. #746cc0 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. Purple Toolbox tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b8c06c) and two others. The Contessa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glacier – 120° from the complementary Wild Willow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c0736c and #6cb8c0.
In a RGB color space, hex #746cc0 is made of 28% red, 26% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Toolbox has a hue angle of 245.71°, a saturation of 40% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746cc0 is made of 29.8% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black ink.
| HEX | #746cc0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(116,108,192) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 26%, 46% |
| CMYK | 29.8, 32.94, 0, 24.71 |
| HSL | hsl(245.71,40%,58.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(245.71,43.75%,75.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.7906,23.784,-43.1257) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0794,18.2439,52.2269) |