Genestealer Purple is soft, 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 | #889e54 |
| Complementary Color | #94aa61 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (257.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 52.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Genestealer Purple Color. The Wool Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Corallite (#5a4e8f) for more calm effect. Try Purple Rhapsody as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#94aa61 is the best complementary color to Genestealer Purple. 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 #7761ab complementary color is Chelsea Cucumber, 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 Deluge are #616faa and #9c61aa. Thus found on the left and right of #7761ab on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waikawa Gray and Wisteria colors as they work well with Genestealer Purple.
The split-complementary Genestealer Purple palette consists of #6faa61 and #aa9c61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94aa61). Try Asparagus and Teak colors in combination with #7761ab, 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 #7761ab 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 Genestealer Purple. Thus Aqua Forest and Coral Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Genestealer Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chelsea Cucumber, Coral Tree, and Breaker Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #7761ab 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. Genestealer Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#94aa61) and two others. The Coral Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Horizon – 120° from the complementary Chelsea Cucumber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa7761 and #6194aa.
In a RGB color space, hex #7761ab is made of 31% red, 25% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Genestealer Purple has a hue angle of 257.84°, a saturation of 30.58% and a lightness of 52.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7761ab is made of 20.39% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black ink.
| HEX | #7761ab |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,97,171) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 25%, 44% |
| CMYK | 20.39, 29.02, 0, 32.94 |
| HSL | hsl(257.84,30.58%,52.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(257.84,43.27%,67.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1929,25.4717,-36.5921) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2331,15.4116,40.4891) |