Amora Purple Color

#bb22aa

Amora Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #4d5
Complementary Color #21bb32
Color Shade: mid magenta (306.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 43.33% (better contrasting with white)
Amora Purple Color Sample
Amora Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bb22aa

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Amora Purple Color. The Magentella color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Steel Pink (#cc33cc) for more calm effect. Try Loudicious Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#21bb32 is the best complementary color to Amora Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2a complementary color is Forest Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #7f21bb and #bb215d. Thus found on the left and right of #b2a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Heart and Maroon Flush colors as they work well with Amora Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Amora Purple palette consists of #21bb7f and #5dbb21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#21bb32). Try Mountain Meadow and Lima colors in combination with #b2a, 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 #b2a offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Amora Purple. Thus Eastern Blue and Citron giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Amora Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Forest Green, Bourbon, and Cerulean Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2a square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Amora Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#21bb32) and two others. The Citron is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Persian Blue – 120° from the complementary Forest Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aabb21 and #3221bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bb22aa is made of 48% red, 9% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Amora Purple has a hue angle of 306.67°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb22aa is made of 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 6.66% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #bb22aa
RGB Decimal rgb(187,34,170)
RGB Percentage 48%, 9%, 43%
CMYK 0, 60, 6.66, 26.67
HSL hsl(306.67,69.23%,43.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(306.67,81.82%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(45.0969,70.6114,-37.1294)
XYZ xyz(28.3212,14.6111,39.3577)
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