Tulipan Violet Color

#966993

Tulipan Violet is calm, 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 #69966c
Complementary Color #69966c
Color Shade: mid magenta (304° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Tulipan Violet Color Sample
Tulipan Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #966993

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Tulipan Violet Color. The Concord Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wilhelminian Pink (#aa83a4) for more energetic effect. Try Lepidolite Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#69966c is the best complementary color to Tulipan Violet. 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 #966993 complementary color is Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #826996 and #96697c. Thus found on the left and right of #966993 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trendy Pink and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Tulipan Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Tulipan Violet palette consists of #699682 and #7c9669 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69966c). Try Oxley and Highland colors in combination with #966993, 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 #966993 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 Tulipan Violet. Thus Juniper and Avocado giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Tulipan Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laurel, Arrowtown, and Lynch split by 90° on the color wheel. #966993 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Tulipan Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#69966c) and two others. The Avocado is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #929669 and #6c6996.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #966993 is made of 37% red, 26% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Tulipan Violet has a hue angle of 304°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #966993 is made of 0% cyan, 17.64% magenta, 1.17% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #966993
RGB Decimal rgb(150,105,147)
RGB Percentage 37%, 26%, 37%
CMYK 0, 17.64, 1.17, 41.18
HSL hsl(304,17.65%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(304,30%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.327,25.214,-15.7926)
XYZ xyz(22.8957,18.6938,30.0053)
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