Gloomy Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #78a91b |
| Complementary Color | #b3e456 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260.7° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Gloomy Purple Color. The Candy Grape Fizz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Aconite Purple (#7249d6) for more calm effect. Try Thick Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3e456 is the best complementary color to Gloomy Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8756e4 complementary color is Conifer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Medium Purple are #566ce4 and #cd56e4. Thus found on the left and right of #8756e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Blue and Lavender colors as they work well with Gloomy Purple.
The split-complementary Gloomy Purple palette consists of #6ce456 and #e4cd56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3e456). Try Pastel Green and Confetti colors in combination with #8756e4, 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 #8756e4 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gloomy Purple. Thus Pastel Green and Terracotta giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gloomy Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conifer, Mandy, and Turquoise Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #8756e4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gloomy Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b3e456) and two others. The Terracotta is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Picton Blue – 120° from the complementary Conifer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e48656 and #56b3e4.
In a RGB color space, hex #8756e4 is made of 30% red, 19% green and 51% blue. In a HSL mode Gloomy Purple has a hue angle of 260.7°, a saturation of 72.45% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8756e4 is made of 36.47% cyan, 55.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.
| HEX | #8756e4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,86,228) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 19%, 51% |
| CMYK | 36.47, 55.68, 0, 10.59 |
| HSL | hsl(260.7,72.45%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260.7,62.28%,89.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.7699,50.8088,-65.2073) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3231,17.4079,75.3188) |