Melody Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #57532f |
| Complementary Color | #d0cca8 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.73% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Melody Purple Color. The PHP Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sweet William (#8892c1) for more energetic effect. Try Iced Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d0cca8 is the best complementary color to Melody Purple. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a8acd0 complementary color is Chino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #a8c0d0 and #b8a8d0. Thus found on the left and right of #a8acd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Logan colors as they work well with Melody Purple.
The split-complementary Melody Purple palette consists of #c0d0a8 and #d0b8a8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d0cca8). Try Green Mist and Vanilla colors in combination with #a8acd0, 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 #a8acd0 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Melody Purple. Thus Spring Rain and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Melody Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chino, Lily, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8acd0 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Melody Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d0cca8) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jet Stream – 120° from the complementary Chino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0a8ac and #a8d0cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8acd0 is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Melody Purple has a hue angle of 234°, a saturation of 29.85% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8acd0 is made of 15.69% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #a8acd0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,172,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 14.12, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(234,29.85%,73.73%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234,19.23%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.1348,6.1198,-18.7092) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.2861,42.3839,65.6267) |