Purple Haze Color

#807396

Purple Haze is pale, 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 #7f8c69
Complementary Color #899672
Color Shade: warm blue (262.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.96% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Haze Color Sample
Purple Haze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #807396

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Haze Color. The Futuristic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Emperor Jewel (#715a8d) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Ragwort as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#899672 is the best complementary color to Purple Haze. 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 #807396 complementary color is Battleship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Rum are #727796 and #917296. Thus found on the left and right of #807396 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waterloo and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Purple Haze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Haze palette consists of #779672 and #969172 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#899672). Try Laurel and Gurkha colors in combination with #807396, 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 #807396 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 Purple Haze. Thus Oxley and Almond Frost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Battleship Gray, Bazaar, and Juniper split by 90° on the color wheel. #807396 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Purple Haze tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#899672) and two others. The Almond Frost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Battleship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #968072 and #728996.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #807396 is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Haze has a hue angle of 262.29°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 51.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #807396 is made of 8.62% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #807396
RGB Decimal rgb(128,115,150)
RGB Percentage 33%, 29%, 38%
CMYK 8.62, 13.72, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(262.29,14.29%,51.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(262.29,23.33%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.7488,12.3272,-17.1205)
XYZ xyz(20.5378,19.0527,31.4492)
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