Patriarch Color

#800070

Patriarch is deep, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #7fff8f
Complementary Color #008010
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.1% (better contrasting with white)
Patriarch Color Sample
Patriarch Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #800070

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Patriarch Color. The Purple Dreamer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Vanishing Night (#990088) for more calm effect. Try Clear Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#008010 is the best complementary color to Patriarch. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #800070 complementary color is Japanese Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fresh Eggplant are #500080 and #80002f. Thus found on the left and right of #800070 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigment Indigo and Siren colors as they work well with Patriarch.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Patriarch palette consists of #008050 and #308000 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008010). Try Tropical Rain Forest and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #800070, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #800070 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Patriarch. Thus Blue Lagoon and Olive giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Patriarch contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Cinnamon, and Resolution Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #800070 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Patriarch tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#008010) and two others. The Olive is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Navy Blue – 120° from the complementary Japanese Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #708000 and #0f0080.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #800070 is made of 53% red, 0% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Patriarch has a hue angle of 307.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #800070 is made of 0% cyan, 50.2% magenta, 6.28% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #800070
RGB Decimal rgb(128,0,112)
RGB Percentage 53%, 0%, 47%
CMYK 0, 50.2, 6.28, 49.8
HSL hsl(307.5,100%,25.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.5,100%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.7962,56.5323,-27.9022)
XYZ xyz(11.8267,5.759,15.8175)
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