Barney Purple is deep, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #5ffb67 |
| Complementary Color | #03a00c |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (303.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Barney Purple Color. The Persian Luxury Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Philippine Violet (#81007f) for more energetic effect. Try Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#03a00c is the best complementary color to Barney Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a00498 complementary color is Japanese Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Flirt are #5a03a0 and #a00349. Thus found on the left and right of #a00498 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple and Lipstick colors as they work well with Barney Purple.
The split-complementary Barney Purple palette consists of #03a05a and #49a003 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#03a00c). Try Green Haze and Limeade colors in combination with #a00498, 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 #a00498 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Barney Purple. Thus Persian Green and Limeade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Barney Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Japanese Laurel, Chelsea Gem, and Cobalt split by 90° on the color wheel. #a00498 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Barney Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#03a00c) and two others. The Limeade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ultramarine – 120° from the complementary Japanese Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #98a003 and #0b03a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a00498 is made of 51% red, 1% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Barney Purple has a hue angle of 303.08°, a saturation of 95.12% and a lightness of 32.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a00498 is made of 0% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 3.14% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a00498 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,4,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 1%, 48% |
| CMYK | 0, 61.18, 3.14, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(303.08,95.12%,32.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(303.08,97.5%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5309,67.6866,-38.62) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2081,9.8274,30.5376) |