Cold Purple is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #545f26 |
| Complementary Color | #ced9a0 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.58° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cold Purple Color. The Distinct Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delicate Lilac (#b6aed6) for more calm effect. Try Brocade as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ced9a0 is the best complementary color to Cold Purple. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aba0d9 complementary color is Deco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cold Purple are #a0b1d9 and #c7a0d9. Thus found on the left and right of #aba0d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Light Wisteria colors as they work well with Cold Purple.
The split-complementary Cold Purple palette consists of #b1d9a0 and #d9c7a0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced9a0). Try Moss Green and Pavlova colors in combination with #aba0d9, 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 #aba0d9 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cold Purple. Thus Moss Green and Cameo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cold Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deco, Can Can, and Sinbad split by 90° on the color wheel. #aba0d9 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cold Purple tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ced9a0) and two others. The Cameo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Island – 120° from the complementary Deco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9aba0 and #a0ced9.
In a RGB color space, hex #aba0d9 is made of 31% red, 29% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Cold Purple has a hue angle of 251.58°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aba0d9 is made of 18.04% cyan, 22.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #aba0d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(171,160,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 29%, 40% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 22.35, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(251.58,42.86%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.58,26.27%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.6129,15.7938,-27.4897) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.8898,38.8093,70.9288) |