Pheromone Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #7d4 |
| Complementary Color | #54bb21 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Pheromone Purple Color. The Purple Vanity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orb of Discord (#772299) for more calm effect. Try Bright Blue Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54bb21 is the best complementary color to Pheromone Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #82b complementary color is Lima, 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 White are #3b21bb and #bb21a1. Thus found on the left and right of #82b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Persian Blue and Red Violet colors as they work well with Pheromone Purple.
The split-complementary Pheromone Purple palette consists of #21bb3b and #a1bb21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54bb21). Try Forest Green and Citron colors in combination with #82b, 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 #82b 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 Pheromone Purple. Thus Mountain Meadow and Nugget giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pheromone Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lima, Roof Terracotta, and Eastern Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #82b 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. Pheromone Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#54bb21) and two others. The Nugget is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cerulean Blue – 120° from the complementary Lima. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb8821 and #2154bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #8822bb is made of 38% red, 10% green and 52% blue. In a HSL mode Pheromone Purple has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8822bb is made of 20% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #8822bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,34,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 10%, 52% |
| CMYK | 20, 60, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(280,69.23%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280,81.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.7816,64.0584,-59.3814) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.695,9.9662,47.8993) |