Pinch Purple is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #4b5450 |
| Complementary Color | #abb4b0 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (333.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 68.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pinch Purple Color. The Legendary Lilac color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Metamorphosis (#a9959f) for more energetic effect. Try On the Nile as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abb4b0 is the best complementary color to Pinch Purple. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4abaf complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Pink Swan are #b4abb3 and #b4abab. Thus found on the left and right of #b4abaf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Nobel colors as they work well with Pinch Purple.
The split-complementary Pinch Purple palette consists of #abb3b4 and #abb4ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abb4b0). Try Edward and Green Spring colors in combination with #b4abaf, 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 #b4abaf offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pinch Purple. Thus Bombay and Green Spring giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pinch Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Spun Pearl split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4abaf square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan 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. Pinch Purple tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#abb4b0) and two others. The Green Spring is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afb4ab and #b0abb4.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4abaf is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Pinch Purple has a hue angle of 333.33°, a saturation of 5.66% and a lightness of 68.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4abaf is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #b4abaf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,171,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 1.96, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(333.33,5.66%,68.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(333.33,5%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.8187,3.9507,-0.9059) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1232,41.9243,46.4822) |