Purple Dove is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #677873 |
| Complementary Color | #879893 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (342.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Dove Color. The Myself color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tetrarose (#8e6f73) for more energetic effect. Try Beijing Moon as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#879893 is the best complementary color to Purple Dove. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #98878c complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #988794 and #988a87. Thus found on the left and right of #98878c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Schooner colors as they work well with Purple Dove.
The split-complementary Purple Dove palette consists of #879498 and #87988a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#879893). Try Oslo Gray and Spanish Green colors in combination with #98878c, 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 #98878c offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Dove. Thus Manatee and Stack giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Dove contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Lemon Grass, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #98878c square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Dove tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#879893) and two others. The Stack is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8c9887 and #938798.
In a RGB color space, hex #98878c is made of 36% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Dove has a hue angle of 342.35°, a saturation of 7.62% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #98878c is made of 0% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #98878c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,135,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 6.67, 4.71, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(342.35,7.62%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(342.35,11.18%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.939,7.308,-0.3362) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3465,25.8968,28.4209) |