Petrified Purple is calm, 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 | #63783e |
| Complementary Color | #abc186 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261.72° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Petrified Purple Color. The Ariel's Delight color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Glass Violet (#b7a2cc) for more calm effect. Try Grape Illusion as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abc186 is the best complementary color to Petrified Purple. 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 #9c87c1 complementary color is Olivine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #868ec1 and #b986c1. Thus found on the left and right of #9c87c1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and East Side colors as they work well with Petrified Purple.
The split-complementary Petrified Purple palette consists of #8ec186 and #c1b986 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abc186). Try De York and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #9c87c1, 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 #9c87c1 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 Petrified Purple. Thus De York and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petrified Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Old Rose, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c87c1 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Petrified Purple tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#abc186) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nepal – 120° from the complementary Olivine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c19c86 and #86abc1.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c87c1 is made of 32% red, 28% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Petrified Purple has a hue angle of 261.72°, a saturation of 31.87% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c87c1 is made of 14.51% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #9c87c1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,135,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 28%, 40% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 22.75, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(261.72,31.87%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261.72,30.05%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.1104,19.7729,-27.2972) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9999,28.2461,54.2175) |