Purpura is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #727b7a |
| Complementary Color | #848d8c |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Purpura Color. The Spicy Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dusky Cyclamen (#7d6d70) for more energetic effect. Try Twisted Time as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#848d8c is the best complementary color to Purpura. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d8485 complementary color is Gunsmoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hurricane are #8d8489 and #8d8784. Thus found on the left and right of #8d8485 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Suva Gray and Schooner colors as they work well with Purpura.
The split-complementary Purpura palette consists of #84898d and #848d87 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#848d8c). Try Oslo Gray and Stack colors in combination with #8d8485, 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 #8d8485 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purpura. Thus Jumbo and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purpura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gunsmoke, Bitter, and Topaz split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d8485 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purpura tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#848d8c) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Gunsmoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #858d84 and #8c848d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d8485 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purpura has a hue angle of 353.33°, a saturation of 3.8% and a lightness of 53.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d8485 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d8485 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,132,133) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 3.13, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(353.33,3.8%,53.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.33,6.38%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.946,3.5709,0.6714) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4694,23.8587,25.5585) |