Lightish Purple Color

#a552e6

Lightish Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #5aad19
Complementary Color #93e651
Color Shade: violet (273.65° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.18% (better contrasting with white)
Lightish Purple Color Sample
Lightish Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a552e6

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Lightish Purple Color. The Magenta Affair color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lavender Indigo (#9457eb) for more energetic effect. Try Chaste Blossoms as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#93e651 is the best complementary color to Lightish Purple. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a552e6 complementary color is Conifer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Medium Purple are #5a51e6 and #e651dd. Thus found on the left and right of #a552e6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Blue and Lavender Magenta colors as they work well with Lightish Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lightish Purple palette consists of #51e65b and #dde651 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93e651). Try Pastel Green and Confetti colors in combination with #a552e6, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a552e6 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lightish Purple. Thus Turquoise and Anzac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lightish Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conifer, Mandy, and Turquoise Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #a552e6 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lightish Purple tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#93e651) and two others. The Anzac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cornflower Blue – 120° from the complementary Conifer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e6a551 and #5193e6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a552e6 is made of 35% red, 17% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Lightish Purple has a hue angle of 273.65°, a saturation of 74.75% and a lightness of 61.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a552e6 is made of 25.49% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black ink.

HEX #a552e6
RGB Decimal rgb(165,82,230)
RGB Percentage 35%, 17%, 48%
CMYK 25.49, 58.04, 0, 9.8
HSL hsl(273.65,74.75%,61.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(273.65,64.35%,90.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.5501,59.6078,-61.6778)
XYZ xyz(32.8173,19.7471,76.9448)
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