Purple Gladiola is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #3e542b |
| Complementary Color | #bed4aa |
| Color Shade: | violet (272.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Gladiola Color. The East Side color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Purity (#d7c9e3) for more calm effect. Try On Location as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#bed4aa is the best complementary color to Purple Gladiola. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c1abd4 complementary color is Sprout, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #acaad4 and #d4aad2. Thus found on the left and right of #c1abd4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wistful and Lilac colors as they work well with Purple Gladiola.
The split-complementary Purple Gladiola palette consists of #aad4ac and #d2d4aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bed4aa). Try Pixie Green and Green Mist colors in combination with #c1abd4, 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 #c1abd4 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Gladiola. Thus Gum Leaf and Vanilla giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Gladiola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sprout, Clam Shell, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c1abd4 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Gladiola tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#bed4aa) and two others. The Vanilla is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigeon Post – 120° from the complementary Sprout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4c0aa and #aabed4.
In a RGB color space, hex #c1abd4 is made of 34% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Gladiola has a hue angle of 272.2°, a saturation of 32.28% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c1abd4 is made of 7.45% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #c1abd4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(193,171,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 30%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 16.08, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(272.2,32.28%,75.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(272.2,19.34%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.0344,15.6132,-17.8329) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.4389,45.2167,68.4621) |