Purple Rubiate is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #74877f |
| Complementary Color | #788b83 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Rubiate Color. The Hong Kong Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Glazed Ringlet (#89626d) for more energetic effect. Try Majestic Plum as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#788b83 is the best complementary color to Purple Rubiate. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b7880 complementary color is Blue Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Empress are #8b7889 and #8b7978. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7880 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Monsoon and Hurricane colors as they work well with Purple Rubiate.
The split-complementary Purple Rubiate palette consists of #78898b and #788b79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#788b83). Try Sirocco and Xanadu colors in combination with #8b7880, 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 #8b7880 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Rubiate. Thus Raven and Battleship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Rubiate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Blue Smoke, Bitter, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7880 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Rubiate tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#788b83) and two others. The Battleship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mobster – 120° from the complementary Blue Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #808b78 and #83788b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b7880 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Rubiate has a hue angle of 334.74°, a saturation of 7.57% and a lightness of 50.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7880 is made of 0% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 4.31% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b7880 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,120,128) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.45, 4.31, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(334.74,7.57%,50.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.74,13.67%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.3761,8.7902,-1.6594) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2602,20.4804,23.2547) |