Mardi Gras is deep, 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 | #77ff7a |
| Complementary Color | #008802 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (301.32° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 26.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mardi Gras Color. The Purple Dreamer color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amygdala Purple (#69045f) for more calm effect. Try Divine Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#008802 is the best complementary color to Mardi Gras. 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 #880085 complementary color is Japanese Laurel, 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 Fresh Eggplant are #460088 and #880041. Thus found on the left and right of #880085 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigment Indigo and Siren colors as they work well with Mardi Gras.
The split-complementary Mardi Gras palette consists of #008846 and #418800 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#008802). Try Fun Green and Limeade colors in combination with #880085, 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 #880085 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 Mardi Gras. Thus Teal and Olive giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mardi Gras contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Cinnamon, and Congress Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #880085 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. Mardi Gras tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#008802) and two others. The Olive is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Navy Blue – 120° from the complementary Japanese Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #848800 and #020088.
In a RGB color space, hex #880085 is made of 51% red, 0% green and 49% blue. In a HSL mode Mardi Gras has a hue angle of 301.32°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 26.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #880085 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 46.67% black ink.
| HEX | #880085 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,0,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 0%, 49% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.33, 1.17, 46.67 |
| HSL | hsl(301.32,100%,26.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(301.32,100%,53.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.6417,61.1169,-36.5705) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.387,6.9277,22.7692) |