Brave Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #697247 |
| Complementary Color | #aeb78d |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Brave Purple Color. The Royal Mile color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eyeshadow Viola (#ada6c2) for more calm effect. Try Awaken as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aeb78d is the best complementary color to Brave Purple. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #968db8 complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #8d99b7 and #ab8db7. Thus found on the left and right of #968db8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Brave Purple.
The split-complementary Brave Purple palette consists of #99b78d and #b7ab8d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb78d). Try Norway and Heathered Gray colors in combination with #968db8, 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 #968db8 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Brave Purple. Thus Summer Green and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Brave Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #968db8 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Brave Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#aeb78d) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7958d and #8daeb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #968db8 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Brave Purple has a hue angle of 252.56°, a saturation of 23.24% and a lightness of 63.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #968db8 is made of 13.34% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #968db8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,141,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 39% |
| CMYK | 13.34, 16.87, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(252.56,23.24%,63.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.56,23.37%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7768,12.3277,-21.2269) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7543,28.9945,49.323) |