Purple Ink is deep, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #65d35f |
| Complementary Color | #32a02c |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (296.9° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 40% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Ink Color. The Warm Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Spyro (#a328b3) for more energetic effect. Try Passionate Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#32a02c is the best complementary color to Purple Ink. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9a2ca0 complementary color is Forest Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Vivid Violet are #5f2ca0 and #a02c6c. Thus found on the left and right of #9a2ca0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Daisy Bush and Royal Heath colors as they work well with Purple Ink.
The split-complementary Purple Ink palette consists of #2ca05f and #6ca02c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#32a02c). Try Eucalyptus and Olive Drab colors in combination with #9a2ca0, 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 #9a2ca0 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Ink. Thus Jungle Green and Luxor Gold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Ink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Forest Green, Paarl, and Jelly Bean split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a2ca0 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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 Ink tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#32a02c) and two others. The Luxor Gold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Governor Bay – 120° from the complementary Forest Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0992c and #2c32a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a2ca0 is made of 43% red, 12% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Ink has a hue angle of 296.9°, a saturation of 56.86% and a lightness of 40%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a2ca0 is made of 2.36% cyan, 45.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #9a2ca0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,44,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 43%, 12%, 45% |
| CMYK | 2.36, 45.5, 0, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(296.9,56.86%,40%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(296.9,72.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.931,59.123,-39.7005) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5723,11.2095,34.3371) |