Dull Purple is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #7ba681 |
| Complementary Color | #59845f |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.37° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Purple Color. The Flowering Raspberry color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mauve Memento (#a46a95) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Pretender as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#59845f is the best complementary color to Dull Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #84597e complementary color is Spring Leaves, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #745984 and #845968. Thus found on the left and right of #84597e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Falcon colors as they work well with Dull Purple.
The split-complementary Dull Purple palette consists of #598474 and #688459 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#59845f). Try Como and Highland colors in combination with #84597e, 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 #84597e offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dull Purple. Thus Cutty Sark and Avocado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dull Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Leaves, Domino, and Blue Bayoux split by 90° on the color wheel. #84597e square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dull Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#59845f) and two others. The Avocado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Comet – 120° from the complementary Spring Leaves. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d8459 and #5f5984.
In a RGB color space, hex #84597e is made of 38% red, 26% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Purple has a hue angle of 308.37°, a saturation of 19.46% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #84597e is made of 0% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 48.24% black ink.
| HEX | #84597e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,89,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 26%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.86, 2.35, 48.24 |
| HSL | hsl(308.37,19.46%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.37,32.58%,51.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.5903,24.0495,-13.662) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.854,13.5566,21.4671) |