Long Forgotten Purple is pale, 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 | #5e8a63 |
| Complementary Color | #75a07a |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (306.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Long Forgotten Purple Color. The Orchid Orchestra color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackberry Jam (#87657e) for more calm effect. Try Antique Fuchsia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#75a07a is the best complementary color to Long Forgotten 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 #a1759c complementary color is Amulet, 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 Bouquet are #9075a0 and #a07585. Thus found on the left and right of #a1759c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trendy Pink and Bazaar colors as they work well with Long Forgotten Purple.
The split-complementary Long Forgotten Purple palette consists of #75a090 and #85a075 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75a07a). Try Sea Nymph and Amulet colors in combination with #a1759c, 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 #a1759c 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 Long Forgotten Purple. Thus Gumbo and Gurkha giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Long Forgotten Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Amulet, Donkey Brown, and Lynch split by 90° on the color wheel. #a1759c 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. Long Forgotten Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#75a07a) and two others. The Gurkha is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Amulet. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9ba075 and #7975a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a1759c is made of 37% red, 27% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Long Forgotten Purple has a hue angle of 306.82°, a saturation of 18.97% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a1759c is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 36.86% black ink.
| HEX | #a1759c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(161,117,156) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 27%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 1.96, 36.86 |
| HSL | hsl(306.82,18.97%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(306.82,27.33%,63.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.7619,23.9189,-14.2234) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.06,22.6999,34.4078) |