Purple Squid is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #7ba667 |
| Complementary Color | #6d9859 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Squid Color. The Benevolence color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pageantry Purple (#68447c) for more energetic effect. Try Regality as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#6d9859 is the best complementary color to Purple Squid. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #845998 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 #645998 and #98598c. Thus found on the left and right of #845998 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Scampi and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Purple Squid.
The split-complementary Purple Squid palette consists of #599864 and #8c9859 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d9859). Try Fruit Salad and Asparagus colors in combination with #845998, 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 #845998 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 Squid. Thus Patina and Barley Corn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Squid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Au Chico, and Horizon split by 90° on the color wheel. #845998 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 Squid tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#6d9859) and two others. The Barley Corn 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 #988459 and #596c98.
In a RGB color space, hex #845998 is made of 35% red, 24% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Squid has a hue angle of 280.95°, a saturation of 26.14% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #845998 is made of 7.85% cyan, 24.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #845998 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(132,89,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 24%, 41% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 24.71, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(280.95,26.14%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280.95,41.45%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.6846,29.5232,-27.6202) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7556,14.3173,31.4807) |