Noble 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 | #504e3a |
| Complementary Color | #c5c3af |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (234.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 72.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Purple Color. The Sweet Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Ghostly Grey (#ccccd3) for more calm effect. Try Dirty Snow as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c5c3af is the best complementary color to Noble 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 #afb1c5 complementary color is Ash, 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 Cadet Blue are #afbbc5 and #b8afc5. Thus found on the left and right of #afb1c5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and Chatelle colors as they work well with Noble Purple.
The split-complementary Noble Purple palette consists of #bbc5af and #c5b8af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c5c3af). Try Clay Ash and Tea colors in combination with #afb1c5, 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 #afb1c5 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 Noble Purple. Thus Green Spring and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Noble Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ash, Lily, and Powder Ash split by 90° on the color wheel. #afb1c5 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. Noble Purple tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c5c3af) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5afb0 and #afc5c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #afb1c5 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Purple has a hue angle of 234.55°, a saturation of 15.94% and a lightness of 72.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #afb1c5 is made of 8.62% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black ink.
| HEX | #afb1c5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(175,177,197) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 7.84, 0, 22.75 |
| HSL | hsl(234.55,15.94%,72.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(234.55,11.17%,77.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.6207,3.272,-10.3854) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4794,44.5895,59.1383) |