Pastel Purple 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 | #4c614a |
| Complementary Color | #a0b59e |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (294.78° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 66.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Purple Color. The Baroness color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lost Lake (#b5adb5) for more calm effect. Try Elderberry Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a0b59e is the best complementary color to Pastel Purple. 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 #b39eb5 complementary color is Norway, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a79eb5 and #b59eab. Thus found on the left and right of #b39eb5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Pastel Purple.
The split-complementary Pastel Purple palette consists of #9eb5a7 and #abb59e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0b59e). Try Pewter and Schist colors in combination with #b39eb5, 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 #b39eb5 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 Pastel Purple. Thus Tower Gray and Taupe Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pastel Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Nomad, and Gull Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b39eb5 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pastel Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#a0b59e) and two others. The Taupe Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b5b39e and #9ea0b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b39eb5 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Purple has a hue angle of 294.78°, a saturation of 13.45% and a lightness of 66.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b39eb5 is made of 0.78% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b39eb5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,158,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 9.02, 0, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(294.78,13.45%,66.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(294.78,12.71%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.5564,11.889,-9.0621) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1578,37.3736,48.8661) |