Greyish Purple Color

#887191

Greyish Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #778e6e
Complementary Color #799171
Color Shade: violet (283.13° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.59% (better contrasting with white)
Greyish Purple Color Sample
Greyish Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #887191

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Greyish Purple Color. The Purple Mystery color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dr Who (#78587d) for more energetic effect. Try Rum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#799171 is the best complementary color to Greyish 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 #887191 complementary color is Battleship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #777191 and #91718a. Thus found on the left and right of #887191 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waterloo and Mountbatten Pink colors as they work well with Greyish Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Greyish Purple palette consists of #719178 and #8a9171 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799171). Try Laurel and Battleship Gray colors in combination with #887191, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #887191 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 Greyish Purple. Thus Juniper and Arrowtown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Greyish Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Battleship Gray, Almond Frost, and Juniper split by 90° on the color wheel. #887191 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greyish Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#799171) and two others. The Arrowtown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Battleship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918871 and #717991.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #887191 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Greyish Purple has a hue angle of 283.13°, a saturation of 12.7% and a lightness of 50.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #887191 is made of 3.53% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #887191
RGB Decimal rgb(136,113,145)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 37%
CMYK 3.53, 12.55, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(283.13,12.7%,50.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(283.13,22.07%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.791,15.1894,-14.0483)
XYZ xyz(21.1693,19.0888,29.3568)
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