Medium Purple is vibrant, 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 | #61bc5d |
| Complementary Color | #47a242 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (297.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Medium Purple Color. The Violet Webcap color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purpurite Red (#864480) for more calm effect. Try Purple Sultan as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#47a242 is the best complementary color to Medium Purple. 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 #9e43a2 complementary color is Apple, 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 #6e42a2 and #a24276. Thus found on the left and right of #9e43a2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Purple and Rouge colors as they work well with Medium Purple.
The split-complementary Medium Purple palette consists of #42a26e and #76a242 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#47a242). Try Ocean Green and Sushi colors in combination with #9e43a2, 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 #9e43a2 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 Medium Purple. Thus Keppel and Sycamore giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Medium Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple, Cape Palliser, and San Marino split by 90° on the color wheel. #9e43a2 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. Medium Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#47a242) and two others. The Sycamore is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gigas – 120° from the complementary Apple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a29d42 and #4247a2.
In a RGB color space, hex #9e43a2 is made of 41% red, 17% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Medium Purple has a hue angle of 297.47°, a saturation of 41.48% and a lightness of 44.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9e43a2 is made of 1.57% cyan, 37.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black ink.
| HEX | #9e43a2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(158,67,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 17%, 42% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 37.26, 0, 36.47 |
| HSL | hsl(297.47,41.48%,44.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(297.47,58.64%,63.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.0777,50.9391,-34.2917) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6293,13.892,35.6712) |