Purple Rhapsody is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #7d8752 |
| Complementary Color | #a3ad77 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Rhapsody Color. The Extinct color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Indifferent (#9892b8) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Bonnet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a3ad77 is the best complementary color to Purple Rhapsody. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8278ad complementary color is Green Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #7788ad and #9c77ad. Thus found on the left and right of #8278ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Purple Rhapsody.
The split-complementary Purple Rhapsody palette consists of #88ad77 and #ad9c77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3ad77). Try Olivine and Mongoose colors in combination with #8278ad, 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 #8278ad offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Rhapsody. Thus Bay Leaf and Sandrift giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Rhapsody contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Turkish Rose, and Acapulco split by 90° on the color wheel. #8278ad square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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 Rhapsody tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a3ad77) and two others. The Sandrift is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gumbo – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad8177 and #77a3ad.
In a RGB color space, hex #8278ad is made of 31% red, 28% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Rhapsody has a hue angle of 251.32°, a saturation of 24.42% and a lightness of 57.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8278ad is made of 16.86% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #8278ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,120,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 28%, 41% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 20.78, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(251.32,24.42%,57.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.32,30.64%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.1632,15.5471,-26.7901) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4652,21.1959,42.3896) |