Purple Mountains’ Majesty is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #627e45 |
| Complementary Color | #9dba81 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (269.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Mountains’ Majesty Color. The Bitter Violet 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 Purple Rose (#b09fca) for more calm effect. Try Dechala Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9dba81 is the best complementary color to Purple Mountains’ Majesty. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d81ba 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 #8181ba and #b981ba. Thus found on the left and right of #9d81ba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wild Blue Yonder and Purple Mountain's Majesty colors as they work well with Purple Mountains’ Majesty.
The split-complementary Purple Mountains’ Majesty palette consists of #81ba81 and #bab981 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9dba81). Try De York and Mongoose colors in combination with #9d81ba, 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 #9d81ba 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 Mountains’ Majesty. Thus Acapulco and Mongoose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Mountains’ Majesty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Brandy Rose, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d81ba square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green 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. Purple Mountains’ Majesty tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#9dba81) and two others. The Mongoose 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 #ba9d81 and #819dba.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d81ba is made of 33% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Mountains’ Majesty has a hue angle of 269.47°, a saturation of 29.23% and a lightness of 61.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d81ba is made of 11.37% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #9d81ba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,129,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 11.37, 22.35, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(269.47,29.23%,61.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(269.47,30.65%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.4277,21.9443,-25.9138) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6178,26.4138,49.939) |