Iridescent Purple Color

#966fd6

Iridescent Purple is soft, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #699029
Complementary Color #afd66e
Color Shade: warm blue (262.72° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.73% (better contrasting with white)
Iridescent Purple Color Sample
Iridescent Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #966fd6

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Iridescent Purple Color. The Aconite Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called True V (#8a73d6) for more calm effect. Try Amethyst as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#afd66e is the best complementary color to Iridescent Purple. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #966fd6 complementary color is Yellow Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lilac Bush are #6e7bd6 and #c96ed6. Thus found on the left and right of #966fd6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Moody Blue and Lavender colors as they work well with Iridescent Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Iridescent Purple palette consists of #7bd66e and #d6c96e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afd66e). Try Pastel Green and Tacha colors in combination with #966fd6, 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 #966fd6 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Iridescent Purple. Thus Pastel Green and Whiskey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Iridescent Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Green, New York Pink, and Downy split by 90° on the color wheel. #966fd6 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Iridescent Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#afd66e) and two others. The Whiskey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Danube – 120° from the complementary Yellow Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6966e and #6eaed6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #966fd6 is made of 32% red, 23% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Iridescent Purple has a hue angle of 262.72°, a saturation of 55.68% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #966fd6 is made of 25.1% cyan, 40.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #966fd6
RGB Decimal rgb(150,111,214)
RGB Percentage 32%, 23%, 45%
CMYK 25.1, 40.39, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(262.72,55.68%,63.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(262.72,48.13%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.7702,36.8936,-47.5843)
XYZ xyz(30.3997,22.7079,66.3992)
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