Gothic Purple is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #6d7c75 |
| Complementary Color | #83928b |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (332° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 54.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Gothic Purple Color. The Shady Lady color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plum Royale (#876c7a) for more energetic effect. Try Grapevine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#83928b is the best complementary color to Gothic Purple. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #92838a complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #928391 and #928383. Thus found on the left and right of #92838a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Hurricane colors as they work well with Gothic Purple.
The split-complementary Gothic Purple palette consists of #839192 and #839283 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#83928b). Try Oslo Gray and Spanish Green colors in combination with #92838a, 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 #92838a offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Gothic Purple. Thus Oslo Gray and Battleship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Gothic Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #92838a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Gothic Purple tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#83928b) and two others. The Battleship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8a9283 and #8b8392.
In a RGB color space, hex #92838a is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Gothic Purple has a hue angle of 332°, a saturation of 6.44% and a lightness of 54.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #92838a is made of 0% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 3.13% yellow and 42.75% black ink.
| HEX | #92838a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,131,138) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.88, 3.13, 42.75 |
| HSL | hsl(332,6.44%,54.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(332,10.27%,57.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.2661,6.9672,-1.6979) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5578,24.1786,27.4174) |