Faded Purple Color

#916e99

Faded Purple is pale, 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 #6e9166
Complementary Color #75996d
Color Shade: cool magenta (288.84° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.57% (better contrasting with white)
Faded Purple Color Sample
Faded Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #916e99

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Purple Color. The Rhapsody color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purplish Grey (#7a687f) for more calm effect. Try Violet Eclipse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#75996d is the best complementary color to Faded 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 #916e99 complementary color is Highland, 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 Trendy Pink are #7b6d99 and #996d8b. Thus found on the left and right of #916e99 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Faded Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Faded Purple palette consists of #6d997b and #8b996d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75996d). Try Oxley and Avocado colors in combination with #916e99, 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 #916e99 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 Faded Purple. Thus Patina and Gurkha giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Faded Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Almond Frost, and Gothic split by 90° on the color wheel. #916e99 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. Faded Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#75996d) and two others. The Gurkha is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lynch – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #99906d and #6d7599.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #916e99 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Purple has a hue angle of 288.84°, a saturation of 17.41% and a lightness of 51.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #916e99 is made of 3.14% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #916e99
RGB Decimal rgb(145,110,153)
RGB Percentage 36%, 27%, 38%
CMYK 3.14, 16.86, 0, 40
HSL hsl(288.84,17.41%,51.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(288.84,28.1%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.2343,21.787,-17.99)
XYZ xyz(23.0028,19.4715,32.683)
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