Young Prince Color

#b28ebc

Young Prince is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #4d7143
Complementary Color #98bc8e
Color Shade: cool magenta (286.96° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.71% (better contrasting with white)
Young Prince Color Sample
Young Prince Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b28ebc

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Prince Color. The London Hue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Pride (#a274b5) for more energetic effect. Try Velour as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#98bc8e is the best complementary color to Young Prince. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b28ebc complementary color is Norway, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #9b8ebc and #bc8eaf. Thus found on the left and right of #b28ebc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with Young Prince.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Young Prince palette consists of #8ebc9b and #afbc8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98bc8e). Try Summer Green and Swamp Green colors in combination with #b28ebc, 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 #b28ebc offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Young Prince. Thus Shadow Green and Indian Khaki giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Young Prince contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Quicksand, and Nepal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b28ebc square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Young Prince tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#98bc8e) and two others. The Indian Khaki is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nepal – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bcb28e and #8e98bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b28ebc is made of 35% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Young Prince has a hue angle of 286.96°, a saturation of 25.56% and a lightness of 64.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b28ebc is made of 3.93% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #b28ebc
RGB Decimal rgb(178,142,188)
RGB Percentage 35%, 28%, 37%
CMYK 3.93, 18.04, 0, 26.27
HSL hsl(286.96,25.56%,64.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(286.96,24.47%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.7064,21.8827,-18.7886)
XYZ xyz(37.1102,32.4418,51.8829)
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