Purple Mountains Majesty is calm, 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 | #698749 |
| Complementary Color | #97b678 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (269.03° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Mountains Majesty Color. The Purple Paradise color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Yolanda (#a291ba) for more calm effect. Try Cut Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#97b678 is the best complementary color to Purple Mountains Majesty. 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 #9678b6 complementary color is Olivine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Purple Mountain's Majesty are #7878b6 and #b578b6. Thus found on the left and right of #9678b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Wisteria colors as they work well with Purple Mountains Majesty.
The split-complementary Purple Mountains Majesty palette consists of #78b678 and #b6b578 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97b678). Try Fern and Gimblet colors in combination with #9678b6, 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 #9678b6 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 Purple Mountains Majesty. Thus Acapulco and Mongoose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Mountains Majesty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Turkish Rose, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #9678b6 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Mountains Majesty tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#97b678) and two others. The Mongoose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Cove – 120° from the complementary Olivine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b69678 and #7897b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #9678b6 is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Mountains Majesty has a hue angle of 269.03°, a saturation of 29.81% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9678b6 is made of 12.55% cyan, 24.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #9678b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,120,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 40% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 24.31, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(269.03,29.81%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(269.03,34.07%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3743,24.0026,-28.4019) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7376,23.2944,47.2903) |