Purpureus is soft, 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 | #65b151 |
| Complementary Color | #61ae4e |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (287.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purpureus Color. The Highlighter Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Pleasures (#81459e) for more energetic effect. Try Prickly Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#61ae4e is the best complementary color to Purpureus. 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 #9a4eae complementary color is Fern, 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 Studio are #6a4eae and #ae4e91. Thus found on the left and right of #9a4eae on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Studio and Tapestry colors as they work well with Purpureus.
The split-complementary Purpureus palette consists of #4eae6a and #91ae4e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#61ae4e). Try Fruit Salad and Chelsea Cucumber colors in combination with #9a4eae, 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 #9a4eae 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 Purpureus. Thus Tradewind and Husk giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purpureus contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fern, Santa Fe, and Hippie Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #9a4eae 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. Purpureus tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#61ae4e) and two others. The Husk is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Marino – 120° from the complementary Fern. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ae9a4e and #4e61ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #9a4eae is made of 38% red, 19% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Purpureus has a hue angle of 287.5°, a saturation of 38.1% and a lightness of 49.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9a4eae is made of 7.85% cyan, 37.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #9a4eae |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(154,78,174) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 19%, 43% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 37.65, 0, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(287.5,38.1%,49.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(287.5,55.17%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.1433,46.8073,-38.1707) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6908,15.3748,41.7634) |