Benimidori Purple 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 | #878864 |
| Complementary Color | #9a9b77 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (241.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Benimidori Purple Color. The Violet Evening 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 soft alternative called Eggplant Ash (#656579) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Blossom Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9a9b77 is the best complementary color to Benimidori Purple. 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 #78779b complementary color is Gurkha, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #77889b and #89779b. Thus found on the left and right of #78779b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Slate Gray and Mobster colors as they work well with Benimidori Purple.
The split-complementary Benimidori Purple palette consists of #889b77 and #9b8977 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9a9b77). Try Battleship Gray and Pale Oyster colors in combination with #78779b, 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 #78779b 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 Benimidori Purple. Thus Amulet and Bazaar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Benimidori Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Mountbatten Pink, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #78779b 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. Benimidori Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9a9b77) and two others. The Bazaar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Juniper – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9b7777 and #77999b.
In a RGB color space, hex #78779b is made of 30% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Benimidori Purple has a hue angle of 241.67°, a saturation of 15.25% and a lightness of 53.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78779b is made of 13.72% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black ink.
| HEX | #78779b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,119,155) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 39% |
| CMYK | 13.72, 14.11, 0, 39.22 |
| HSL | hsl(241.67,15.25%,53.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(241.67,23.23%,60.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.3283,8.4648,-19.2252) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2589,19.5533,33.7167) |