Purple Gentian is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #7c682f |
| Complementary Color | #d0bc83 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (224.42° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Gentian Color. The Amazing Smoke color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chambray Blue (#9eb4d3) for more calm effect. Try Honest as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d0bc83 is the best complementary color to Purple Gentian. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8397d0 complementary color is Straw, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Polo Blue are #83bdd0 and #9583d0. Thus found on the left and right of #8397d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Half Baked and Lilac Bush colors as they work well with Purple Gentian.
The split-complementary Purple Gentian palette consists of #bdd083 and #d09583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0bc83). Try Pine Glade and My Pink colors in combination with #8397d0, 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 #8397d0 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Gentian. Thus Feijoa and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Gentian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Straw, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8397d0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Gentian tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#d0bc83) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monte Carlo – 120° from the complementary Straw. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d08396 and #83d0bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #8397d0 is made of 27% red, 31% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Gentian has a hue angle of 224.42°, a saturation of 45.03% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8397d0 is made of 30.2% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #8397d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,151,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 31%, 42% |
| CMYK | 30.2, 22.35, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(224.42,45.03%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(224.42,37.02%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.938,6.9025,-31.5043) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8118,31.5126,64.0804) |