Purple Amethyst Color

#9190ba

Purple Amethyst is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #6e6f45
Complementary Color #b8b990
Color Shade: mid blue (241.43° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Amethyst Color Sample
Purple Amethyst Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9190ba

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Amethyst Color. The Awaken color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Rhapsody (#8278ad) for more energetic effect. Try Magic Moment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8b990 is the best complementary color to Purple Amethyst. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9190ba complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #90a3b9 and #a690b9. Thus found on the left and right of #9190ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Purple Amethyst.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Amethyst palette consists of #a3b990 and #b9a590 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8b990). Try Swamp Green and Heathered Gray colors in combination with #9190ba, 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 #9190ba offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Amethyst. Thus Norway and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Amethyst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9190ba square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Purple Amethyst tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#b8b990) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b99190 and #90b8b9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9190ba is made of 31% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Amethyst has a hue angle of 241.43°, a saturation of 23.33% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9190ba is made of 16.08% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.

HEX #9190ba
RGB Decimal rgb(145,144,186)
RGB Percentage 31%, 30%, 39%
CMYK 16.08, 16.47, 0, 27.06
HSL hsl(241.43,23.33%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(241.43,22.58%,72.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.2304,9.4734,-21.7004)
XYZ xyz(30.5132,29.5114,50.5424)
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