Purple Starburst is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #4e926f |
| Complementary Color | #6cb18e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (329.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Starburst Color. The Monastir color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Orchid (#ad4d8c) for more energetic effect. Try Pink Tulip as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6cb18e is the best complementary color to Purple Starburst. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b16d90 complementary color is Silver Tree, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Turkish Rose are #b06cb1 and #b16c6d. Thus found on the left and right of #b16d90 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Coral Tree colors as they work well with Purple Starburst.
The split-complementary Purple Starburst palette consists of #6cb1b0 and #6db16c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6cb18e). Try Tradewind and Fern colors in combination with #b16d90, 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 #b16d90 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Starburst. Thus Ship Cove and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Starburst contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Silver Tree, Green Smoke, and Scampi split by 90° on the color wheel. #b16d90 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Starburst tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#6cb18e) and two others. The Olivine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wisteria – 120° from the complementary Silver Tree. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #90b16c and #8d6cb1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b16d90 is made of 41% red, 25% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Starburst has a hue angle of 329.12°, a saturation of 30.36% and a lightness of 56.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b16d90 is made of 0% cyan, 26.66% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b16d90 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,109,144) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 25%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.66, 12.94, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(329.12,30.36%,56.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(329.12,38.42%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.3418,31.9882,-7.6667) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6341,22.298,29.1803) |