Dusty Purple 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 | #7da078 |
| Complementary Color | #64875f |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (292.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusty Purple Color. The Antique Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Vintner (#68546a) for more calm effect. Try Sweet Potato Peel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#64875f is the best complementary color to Dusty Purple. 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 #825f87 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 #6e5f87 and #875f78. Thus found on the left and right of #825f87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Falcon colors as they work well with Dusty Purple.
The split-complementary Dusty Purple palette consists of #5f876e and #78875f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#64875f). Try Viridian Green and Flax Smoke colors in combination with #825f87, 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 #825f87 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 Dusty Purple. Thus Juniper and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dusty Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glade Green, Cement, and Lynch split by 90° on the color wheel. #825f87 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. Dusty Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#64875f) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Comet – 120° from the complementary Glade Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #87825f and #5f6387.
In a RGB color space, hex #825f87 is made of 36% red, 26% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Dusty Purple has a hue angle of 292.5°, a saturation of 17.39% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #825f87 is made of 1.96% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #825f87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,95,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 26%, 38% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 15.69, 0, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(292.5,17.39%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(292.5,29.63%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.1921,21.6144,-16.6761) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.6713,14.6795,24.8237) |