Empire Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #6d9b5d |
| Complementary Color | #73a263 |
| Color Shade: | violet (284.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 51.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Empire Violet Color. The Dr Who 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 Lilac Intuition (#9a7ea7) for more calm effect. Try Elite Wisteria as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73a263 is the best complementary color to Empire Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9264a2 complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #7363a2 and #a26392. Thus found on the left and right of #9264a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deluge and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Empire Violet.
The split-complementary Empire Violet palette consists of #63a273 and #92a263 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73a263). Try Aqua Forest and Asparagus colors in combination with #9264a2, 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 #9264a2 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 Empire Violet. Thus Patina and Barley Corn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Empire Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Toast, and Hoki split by 90° on the color wheel. #9264a2 square combo is a palette of violet, warm red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Empire Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#73a263) and two others. The Barley Corn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29263 and #6373a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #9264a2 is made of 36% red, 25% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Empire Violet has a hue angle of 284.52°, a saturation of 25% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9264a2 is made of 6.28% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #9264a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,100,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 25%, 40% |
| CMYK | 6.28, 24.31, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(284.52,25%,51.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(284.52,38.27%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2941,29.834,-26.251) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9328,17.834,36.416) |