Corsican Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #857a50 |
| Complementary Color | #afa37a |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Corsican Purple Color. The Midnight Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Medieval (#696db0) for more energetic effect. Try Skyline as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#afa37a is the best complementary color to Corsican Purple. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7a85af complementary color is Mongoose, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #7a9faf and #897aaf. Thus found on the left and right of #7a85af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Corsican Purple.
The split-complementary Corsican Purple palette consists of #9faf7a and #af897a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afa37a). Try Green Smoke and Sandrift colors in combination with #7a85af, 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 #7a85af offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Corsican Purple. Thus Bay Leaf and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Corsican Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mongoose, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a85af square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Corsican Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#afa37a) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Mongoose. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #af7a85 and #7aafa3.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a85af is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Corsican Purple has a hue angle of 227.55°, a saturation of 24.88% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a85af is made of 20.79% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7a85af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,133,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 20.79, 16.47, 0, 31.37 |
| HSL | hsl(227.55,24.88%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.55,30.29%,68.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.0956,5.936,-23.4694) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1514,24.0078,43.9185) |