Purple Surf Color

#9b95a9

Purple Surf is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #646a56
Complementary Color #a3a895
Color Shade: warm blue (258° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Surf Color Sample
Purple Surf Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9b95a9

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Surf Color. The Formal Grey 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 Velvet Grey (#acaab3) for more calm effect. Try Alloy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a3a895 is the best complementary color to Purple Surf. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b95a9 complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #9599a8 and #a495a8. Thus found on the left and right of #9b95a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Purple Surf.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Surf palette consists of #99a895 and #a8a495 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3a895). Try Envy and Gray Olive colors in combination with #9b95a9, 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 #9b95a9 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Surf. Thus Pewter and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Surf contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b95a9 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Purple Surf tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#a3a895) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Hit Gray – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a89b95 and #95a3a8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9b95a9 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Surf has a hue angle of 258°, a saturation of 10.42% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b95a9 is made of 5.49% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.

HEX #9b95a9
RGB Decimal rgb(155,149,169)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 5.49, 7.84, 0, 33.73
HSL hsl(258,10.42%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(258,11.83%,66.27%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.7836,6.1604,-9.6698)
XYZ xyz(31.4264,31.328,41.9267)
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