Purple Tanzanite is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #7ca66a |
| Complementary Color | #6b9559 |
| Color Shade: | violet (282° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Tanzanite Color. The Dark Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Regality (#664480) for more energetic effect. Try Ce Soir as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b9559 is the best complementary color to Purple Tanzanite. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #835995 complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #645995 and #955989. Thus found on the left and right of #835995 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scampi and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Purple Tanzanite.
The split-complementary Purple Tanzanite palette consists of #599564 and #899559 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b9559). Try Spring Leaves and Asparagus colors in combination with #835995, 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 #835995 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Tanzanite. Thus Patina and Domino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Tanzanite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Au Chico, and Smalt Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #835995 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Tanzanite tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#6b9559) and two others. The Domino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #958259 and #596b95.
In a RGB color space, hex #835995 is made of 36% red, 24% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Tanzanite has a hue angle of 282°, a saturation of 25.21% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #835995 is made of 7.06% cyan, 23.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #835995 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,89,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 24%, 40% |
| CMYK | 7.06, 23.53, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(282,25.21%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(282,40.27%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.433,28.532,-26.2291) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3573,14.14,30.1955) |