Purple Mystery is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #7ea676 |
| Complementary Color | #618959 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (290° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Mystery Color. The Greyish Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Dark Lilac (#9c6da5) for more energetic effect. Try Wine Stroll as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#618959 is the best complementary color to Purple Mystery. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #815989 complementary color is Glade Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #685989 and #895979. Thus found on the left and right of #815989 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Purple Mystery.
The split-complementary Purple Mystery palette consists of #598968 and #798959 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#618959). Try Spring Leaves and Avocado colors in combination with #815989, 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 #815989 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Mystery. Thus Patina and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Mystery contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glade Green, Beaver, and Smalt Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #815989 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Mystery tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#618959) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Glade Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #898059 and #596189.
In a RGB color space, hex #815989 is made of 36% red, 25% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Mystery has a hue angle of 290°, a saturation of 21.24% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #815989 is made of 3.14% cyan, 18.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black ink.
| HEX | #815989 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(129,89,137) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 25%, 39% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 18.83, 0, 46.27 |
| HSL | hsl(290,21.24%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(290,35.04%,53.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.6801,25.2479,-20.2083) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.141,13.618,25.392) |