Philippine Violet Color

#81007f

Philippine Violet 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 #7eff80
Complementary Color #008102
Color Shade: mid magenta (300.93° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 25.29% (better contrasting with white)
Philippine Violet Color Sample
Philippine Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #81007f

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Philippine Violet Color. The Divine Purple 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 Barney Purple (#a00498) for more calm effect. Try Clear Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#008102 is the best complementary color to Philippine Violet. 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 #81007f 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 #420081 and #81003e. Thus found on the left and right of #81007f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigment Indigo and Siren colors as they work well with Philippine Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Philippine Violet palette consists of #008142 and #3e8100 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008102). Try Fun Green and Verdun Green colors in combination with #81007f, 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 #81007f 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 Philippine Violet. Thus Teal and Olive giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Philippine Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Cinnamon, and Congress Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #81007f 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. Philippine Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#008102) 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 #7e8100 and #020081.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #81007f is made of 50% red, 0% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Philippine Violet has a hue angle of 300.93°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 25.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #81007f is made of 0% cyan, 50.59% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 49.41% black ink.

HEX #81007f
RGB Decimal rgb(129,0,127)
RGB Percentage 50%, 0%, 50%
CMYK 0, 50.59, 0.79, 49.41
HSL hsl(300.93,100%,25.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300.93,100%,50.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.9101,58.9584,-35.6527)
XYZ xyz(12.884,6.1994,20.5962)
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