Purple Heather is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #45472c |
| Complementary Color | #d1d3b7 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (244.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Heather Color. The Purple Vision color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Courteous (#d2d3de) for more calm effect. Try Cosmo Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#d1d3b7 is the best complementary color to Purple Heather. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab8d3 complementary color is Green Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #b7c3d3 and #c7b7d3. Thus found on the left and right of #bab8d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Purple Heather.
The split-complementary Purple Heather palette consists of #c3d3b7 and #d3c7b7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d1d3b7). Try Pale Leaf and Soft Amber colors in combination with #bab8d3, 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 #bab8d3 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Heather. Thus Gum Leaf and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Heather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Mist, Lily, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab8d3 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Heather tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#d1d3b7) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Green Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d3b9b7 and #b7d1d3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bab8d3 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Heather has a hue angle of 244.44°, a saturation of 23.48% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab8d3 is made of 9.81% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #bab8d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,184,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 10.59, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(244.44,23.48%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(244.44,12.8%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.7139,6.0033,-13.3092) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1481,49.4232,68.5773) |