Purple Sage is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #8a9681 |
| Complementary Color | #727e68 |
| Color Shade: | violet (274.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Sage Color. The Dark Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Smashed Grape (#8775a1) for more energetic effect. Try Blackcurrant Elixir as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#727e68 is the best complementary color to Purple Sage. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #75697e complementary color is Camouflage Green, 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 Rum are #6a687e and #7e687c. Thus found on the left and right of #75697e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dolphin and Old Lavender colors as they work well with Purple Sage.
The split-complementary Purple Sage palette consists of #687e6a and #7c7e68 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727e68). Try Xanadu and Flax Smoke colors in combination with #75697e, 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 #75697e 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 Purple Sage. Thus Viridian Green and Pablo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Sage contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Spicy Pink, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #75697e 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. Purple Sage tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#727e68) and two others. The Pablo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pale Sky – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7e7568 and #68717e.
In a RGB color space, hex #75697e is made of 34% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Sage has a hue angle of 274.29°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #75697e is made of 3.53% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #75697e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(117,105,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 30%, 36% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 8.23, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(274.29,9.09%,45.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(274.29,16.67%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1657,9.0021,-9.9242) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1536,15.3914,21.8581) |