Haunted Purple Color

#991177

Haunted Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or mid yellow

Inverse Color #6e8
Complementary Color #109933
Color Shade: mid magenta (315° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 33.33% (better contrasting with white)
Haunted Purple Color Sample
Haunted Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #991177

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Haunted Purple Color. The Purple Curse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Infectious Love (#bb1177) for more energetic effect. Try Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#109933 is the best complementary color to Haunted Purple. Cool green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #917 complementary color is Salem, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, mid magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #771099 and #991032. Thus found on the left and right of #917 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seance and Tamarillo colors as they work well with Haunted Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Haunted Purple palette consists of #109977 and #329910 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#109933). Try Blue Chill and La Palma colors in combination with #917, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #917 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 Haunted Purple. Thus Blue Chill and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Haunted Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salem, Buttered Rum, and Torea Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #917 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Haunted Purple tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#109933) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Gem – 120° from the complementary Salem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #779910 and #331099.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #991177 is made of 53% red, 6% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Haunted Purple has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 80% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #991177 is made of 0% cyan, 53.33% magenta, 13.33% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #991177
RGB Decimal rgb(153,17,119)
RGB Percentage 53%, 6%, 41%
CMYK 0, 53.33, 13.33, 40
HSL hsl(315,80%,33.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(315,88.89%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(35.0134,59.9764,-22.2489)
XYZ xyz(16.6671,8.5051,18.216)
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