Aster Purple is calm, 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 | #828b57 |
| Complementary Color | #9ea874 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Aster Purple Color. The Giant Onion color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Brave Purple (#968db8) for more energetic effect. Try Colossus as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ea874 is the best complementary color to Aster 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 #7d74a8 complementary color is Green Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #7484a8 and #9774a8. Thus found on the left and right of #7d74a8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda Gray and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Aster Purple.
The split-complementary Aster Purple palette consists of #84a874 and #a89774 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ea874). Try Amulet and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #7d74a8, 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 #7d74a8 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 Aster Purple. Thus Bay Leaf and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aster Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Turkish Rose, and Sea Nymph split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d74a8 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. Aster Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9ea874) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gumbo – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a87d74 and #749ea8.
In a RGB color space, hex #7d74a8 is made of 31% red, 28% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Aster Purple has a hue angle of 250.38°, a saturation of 23.01% and a lightness of 55.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d74a8 is made of 16.86% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.
| HEX | #7d74a8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(125,116,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 28%, 41% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 20.39, 0, 34.12 |
| HSL | hsl(250.38,23.01%,55.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.38,30.95%,65.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.4711,15.1013,-26.5471) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7707,19.6779,39.6966) |