Young Purple Color

#bc64a4

Young Purple is soft, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #439b5b
Complementary Color #63bc7c
Color Shade: warm magenta (316.36° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 56.47% (better contrasting with white)
Young Purple Color Sample
Young Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bc64a4

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Young Purple Color. The Plum Dust color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Zergling (#a15589) for more calm effect. Try Ice Plant as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#63bc7c is the best complementary color to Young Purple. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc64a4 complementary color is Fern, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fuchsia Pink are #a863bc and #bc6377. Thus found on the left and right of #bc64a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Tapestry colors as they work well with Young Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Young Purple palette consists of #63bca8 and #77bc63 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#63bc7c). Try Tradewind and Mantis colors in combination with #bc64a4, 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 #bc64a4 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 Young Purple. Thus Fountain Blue and Olive Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Young Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fern, Husk, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc64a4 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Young Purple tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#63bc7c) and two others. The Olive Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fuchsia Blue – 120° from the complementary Fern. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3bc63 and #7b63bc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bc64a4 is made of 42% red, 22% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Young Purple has a hue angle of 316.36°, a saturation of 39.64% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc64a4 is made of 0% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 9.42% yellow and 26.27% black ink.

HEX #bc64a4
RGB Decimal rgb(188,100,164)
RGB Percentage 42%, 22%, 36%
CMYK 0, 34.51, 9.42, 26.27
HSL hsl(316.36,39.64%,56.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(316.36,46.81%,73.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.539,43.7776,-18.915)
XYZ xyz(31.997,22.486,37.7758)
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