Aged Purple is vibrant, 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 | #5bbd5f |
| Complementary Color | #42a446 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (302.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Aged Purple Color. The Purple Sultan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Still Fuchsia (#c154c0) for more energetic effect. Try Violet Vixen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#42a446 is the best complementary color to Aged 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 #a442a0 complementary color is Apple, 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 Fuchsia Pink are #7642a4 and #a4426e. Thus found on the left and right of #a442a0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Purple and Rouge colors as they work well with Aged Purple.
The split-complementary Aged Purple palette consists of #42a477 and #6fa442 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42a446). Try Ocean Green and Apple colors in combination with #a442a0, 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 #a442a0 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 Aged Purple. Thus Keppel and Sycamore giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Aged Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple, Cape Palliser, and San Marino split by 90° on the color wheel. #a442a0 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. Aged Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#42a446) 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 #a0a442 and #4642a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #a442a0 is made of 42% red, 17% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Aged Purple has a hue angle of 302.45°, a saturation of 42.61% and a lightness of 45.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a442a0 is made of 0% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 1.56% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a442a0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,66,160) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 17%, 41% |
| CMYK | 0, 38.43, 1.56, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(302.45,42.61%,45.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(302.45,59.76%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.6983,52.6476,-32.0627) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6032,14.327,34.7791) |