Purple Agate is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #67714b |
| Complementary Color | #aab38e |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.79° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Agate Color. The Grape Jam 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 Lazy Lavender (#a3a0b3) for more calm effect. Try Smashed Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aab38e is the best complementary color to Purple Agate. Mid yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988eb4 complementary color is Locust, 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 Amethyst Smoke are #8e97b3 and #ab8eb3. Thus found on the left and right of #988eb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Purple Agate.
The split-complementary Purple Agate palette consists of #97b38e and #b3ab8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab38e). Try Norway and Heathered Gray colors in combination with #988eb4, 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 #988eb4 offers a combination of mid green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Agate. Thus Bay Leaf and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Agate contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Locust, Thatch, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #988eb4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, mid 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 Agate tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#aab38e) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Locust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3988e and #8eaab3.
In a RGB color space, hex #988eb4 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Agate has a hue angle of 255.79°, a saturation of 20.21% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988eb4 is made of 10.98% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #988eb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,142,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 10.98, 14.9, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(255.79,20.21%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.79,21.11%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0601,11.4996,-18.5153) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8601,29.3167,47.2122) |