Purple Lepidolite is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #477553 |
| Complementary Color | #8ab895 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (315.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Lepidolite Color. The Mulberry Bush color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Parlor Rose (#baa1b2) for more calm effect. Try Pansy Posy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8ab895 is the best complementary color to Purple Lepidolite. Mid green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b88aac complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #ac8ab8 and #b88a95. Thus found on the left and right of #b88aac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Quicksand colors as they work well with Purple Lepidolite.
The split-complementary Purple Lepidolite palette consists of #8ab8ac and #95b88a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ab895). Try Gulf Stream and Swamp Green colors in combination with #b88aac, 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 #b88aac 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 Lepidolite. Thus Nepal and Swamp Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Lepidolite contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Mongoose, and Wild Blue Yonder split by 90° on the color wheel. #b88aac square combo is a palette of warm magenta, orange, mid 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 Lepidolite tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#8ab895) and two others. The Swamp Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #acb88a and #958ab8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b88aac is made of 37% red, 28% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Lepidolite has a hue angle of 315.65°, a saturation of 24.47% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b88aac is made of 0% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b88aac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(184,138,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 28%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.04, 4.71, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(315.65,24.47%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(315.65,25%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.7985,23.1236,-11.0646) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.302,31.3459,43.1668) |