Murasaki Purple is soft, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #77b767 |
| Complementary Color | #589848 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 43.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Murasaki Purple Color. The Pageantry Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Amaranth Purple (#6a397b) for more energetic effect. Try Royal Gramma Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#589848 is the best complementary color to Murasaki Purple. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #884898 complementary color is Fruit Salad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Affair are #604898 and #98487f. Thus found on the left and right of #884898 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Butterfly Bush and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Murasaki Purple.
The split-complementary Murasaki Purple palette consists of #489860 and #7f9848 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#589848). Try Fruit Salad and Asparagus colors in combination with #884898, 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 #884898 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Murasaki Purple. Thus Viridian and Driftwood giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Murasaki Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fruit Salad, Cape Palliser, and Wedgewood split by 90° on the color wheel. #884898 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Murasaki Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#589848) and two others. The Driftwood is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Victoria – 120° from the complementary Fruit Salad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988848 and #485898.
In a RGB color space, hex #884898 is made of 38% red, 20% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Murasaki Purple has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 35.71% and a lightness of 43.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #884898 is made of 6.28% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #884898 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,72,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 20%, 42% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 31.37, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(288,35.71%,43.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288,52.63%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.4314,40.3157,-32.6828) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.1382,12.136,31.0923) |