Purple Ash 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 | #707c6a |
| Complementary Color | #899583 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Ash Color. The Composer's Magic color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Silver Filigree (#7f7c81) for more calm effect. Try Mamba as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#899583 is the best complementary color to Purple Ash. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8f8395 complementary color is Stack, 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 Mamba are #858395 and #958392. Thus found on the left and right of #8f8395 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waterloo and Venus colors as they work well with Purple Ash.
The split-complementary Purple Ash palette consists of #839586 and #929583 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#899583). Try Spanish Green and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #8f8395, 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 #8f8395 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 Purple Ash. Thus Mantle and Natural Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Schooner, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f8395 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green 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. Purple Ash tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#899583) and two others. The Natural Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #958f83 and #838995.
In a RGB color space, hex #8f8395 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Ash has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 7.83% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f8395 is made of 2.35% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #8f8395 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(143,131,149) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 7.06, 0, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(280,7.83%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280,12.08%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.3294,8.033,-7.9915) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8688,24.2422,31.8022) |