Morado Purple Color

#9955cc

Morado Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #6a3
Complementary Color #88cc54
Color Shade: violet (274.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.67% (better contrasting with white)
Morado Purple Color Sample
Morado Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9955cc

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Morado Purple Color. The Amethyst color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Teldrassil Purple (#ad66d2) for more energetic effect. Try Rich Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#88cc54 is the best complementary color to Morado Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #95c complementary color is Mantis, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #5d54cc and #cc54c3. Thus found on the left and right of #95c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Indigo and Fuchsia Pink colors as they work well with Morado Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Morado Purple palette consists of #54cc5d and #c3cc54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88cc54). Try Emerald and Turmeric colors in combination with #95c, 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 #95c offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Morado Purple. Thus Emerald and Tussock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Morado Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantis, Chestnut Rose, and Shakespeare split by 90° on the color wheel. #95c square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan 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. Morado Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#88cc54) and two others. The Tussock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Danube – 120° from the complementary Mantis. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cc9854 and #5487cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9955cc is made of 35% red, 19% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Morado Purple has a hue angle of 274.29°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9955cc is made of 20% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #9955cc
RGB Decimal rgb(153,85,204)
RGB Percentage 35%, 19%, 46%
CMYK 20, 46.67, 0, 20
HSL hsl(274.29,53.85%,56.67%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(274.29,58.33%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.0429,49.4767,-50.9936)
XYZ xyz(27.2845,17.6289,59.0914)
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