Pickled Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #71855e |
| Complementary Color | #8da179 |
| Color Shade: | violet (270.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Pickled Purple Color. The Fujinezumi color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Gentle Grape (#908a9b) for more calm effect. Try Amethyst Smoke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8da179 is the best complementary color to Pickled Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e7aa1 complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #7a79a1 and #a179a0. Thus found on the left and right of #8e7aa1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Bouquet colors as they work well with Pickled Purple.
The split-complementary Pickled Purple palette consists of #79a17a and #a0a179 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8da179). Try Amulet and Gurkha colors in combination with #8e7aa1, 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 #8e7aa1 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 Pickled Purple. Thus Oxley and Donkey Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pickled Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Pharlap, and Gumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e7aa1 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, cool yellow and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pickled Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#8da179) and two others. The Donkey Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gothic – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a18e79 and #798ca1.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e7aa1 is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Pickled Purple has a hue angle of 270.77°, a saturation of 17.18% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e7aa1 is made of 7.45% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #8e7aa1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,122,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 29%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 15.3, 0, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(270.77,17.18%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270.77,24.22%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.284,15.4682,-18.0302) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5479,22.2431,36.7177) |