Purplish 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 | #67a972 |
| Complementary Color | #569861 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (310° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purplish Color. The Pink Parade 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 saturated alternative called Mulberry Bush (#ad6ea0) for more energetic effect. Try Spring Lobster Dye as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#569861 is the best complementary color to Purplish. 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 #98568d 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 Strikemaster are #825698 and #98566b. Thus found on the left and right of #98568d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trendy Pink and Au Chico colors as they work well with Purplish.
The split-complementary Purplish palette consists of #569882 and #6b9856 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#569861). Try Patina and Asparagus colors in combination with #98568d, 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 #98568d 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 Purplish. Thus Horizon and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purplish contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fruit Salad, Barley Corn, and Waikawa Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #98568d 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. Purplish tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#569861) 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 #8c9856 and #605698.
In a RGB color space, hex #98568d is made of 40% red, 23% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Purplish has a hue angle of 310°, a saturation of 27.73% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98568d is made of 0% cyan, 25.88% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #98568d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,86,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 23%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.88, 4.32, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(310,27.73%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(310,43.42%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.9802,35.5196,-18.8383) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0844,15.2541,27.0324) |