Striking Purple is soft, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #6bb178 |
| Complementary Color | #4e945b |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (311.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Striking Purple Color. The Spruce Tree Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iris Orchid (#a767a2) for more calm effect. Try Rose Bud as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e945b is the best complementary color to Striking Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #944e87 complementary color is Fruit Salad, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Pink are #7e4e94 and #944e63. Thus found on the left and right of #944e87 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Affair and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Striking Purple.
The split-complementary Striking Purple palette consists of #4e947e and #63944e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e945b). Try Viridian and Hippie Green colors in combination with #944e87, 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 #944e87 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Striking Purple. Thus Smalt Blue and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Striking Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fruit Salad, Leather, and Kashmir Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #944e87 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Striking Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#4e945b) and two others. The Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Butterfly Bush – 120° from the complementary Fruit Salad. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #86944e and #5b4e94.
In a RGB color space, hex #944e87 is made of 41% red, 22% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Striking Purple has a hue angle of 311.14°, a saturation of 30.97% and a lightness of 44.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #944e87 is made of 0% cyan, 27.45% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 41.96% black ink.
| HEX | #944e87 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(148,78,135) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 22%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.45, 5.1, 41.96 |
| HSL | hsl(311.14,30.97%,44.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(311.14,47.3%,58.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.4983,37.4785,-19.0771) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3103,13.4939,24.5085) |