Purple Spire Color

#746f9d

Purple Spire is pale, 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 #8b9062
Complementary Color #979d6f
Color Shade: mid blue (246.52° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.55% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Spire Color Sample
Purple Spire Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #746f9d

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Spire Color. The Twilight Dusk color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Wool Violet (#5e5587) for more energetic effect. Try Promised Amethyst as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#979d6f is the best complementary color to Purple Spire. 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 #746f9d complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #6f809d and #8b6f9d. Thus found on the left and right of #746f9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Purple Spire.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Spire palette consists of #819d6f and #9d8b6f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#979d6f). Try Battleship Gray and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #746f9d, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #746f9d 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 Spire. Thus Amulet and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Spire contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Bazaar, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #746f9d square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Spire tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#979d6f) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gothic – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d746f and #6f979d.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #746f9d is made of 30% red, 29% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Spire has a hue angle of 246.52°, a saturation of 19.01% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #746f9d is made of 16.08% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.

HEX #746f9d
RGB Decimal rgb(116,111,157)
RGB Percentage 30%, 29%, 41%
CMYK 16.08, 18.04, 0, 38.43
HSL hsl(246.52,19.01%,52.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(246.52,29.3%,61.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.904,12.455,-24.1535)
XYZ xyz(18.9727,17.5162,34.2793)
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