Leviathan Purple Color

#8b2a98

Leviathan Purple is deep, 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 #74d567
Complementary Color #379829
Color Shade: cool magenta (292.91° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 38.04% (better contrasting with white)
Leviathan Purple Color Sample
Leviathan Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b2a98

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Leviathan Purple Color. The Seance color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Spyro (#a328b3) for more energetic effect. Try Akebi Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#379829 is the best complementary color to Leviathan 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 #8b2a98 complementary color is Forest Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Seance are #532998 and #98296e. Thus found on the left and right of #8b2a98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Daisy Bush and Royal Heath colors as they work well with Leviathan Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Leviathan Purple palette consists of #299853 and #6e9829 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#379829). Try Eucalyptus and Olive Drab colors in combination with #8b2a98, 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 #8b2a98 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 Leviathan Purple. Thus Lochinvar and Luxor Gold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Leviathan Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Forest Green, Paarl, and Jelly Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b2a98 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Leviathan Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#379829) and two others. The Luxor Gold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bay of Many – 120° from the complementary Forest Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #988a29 and #293798.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b2a98 is made of 42% red, 13% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Leviathan Purple has a hue angle of 292.91°, a saturation of 56.7% and a lightness of 38.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b2a98 is made of 5.1% cyan, 43.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #8b2a98
RGB Decimal rgb(139,42,152)
RGB Percentage 42%, 13%, 46%
CMYK 5.1, 43.14, 0, 40.39
HSL hsl(292.91,56.7%,38.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(292.91,72.37%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.7655,55.0626,-40.0557)
XYZ xyz(17.1429,9.4119,30.6189)
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