Purple Essence is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #3d4e37 |
| Complementary Color | #b7c8b1 |
| Color Shade: | violet (284.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Essence Color. The Grape Smoke 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 Foxgloves (#c6c0ca) for more calm effect. Try Crocus Petal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b7c8b1 is the best complementary color to Purple Essence. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c2b1c8 complementary color is Clay Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b6b1c8 and #c8b1c2. Thus found on the left and right of #c2b1c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Lily colors as they work well with Purple Essence.
The split-complementary Purple Essence palette consists of #b1c8b6 and #c2c8b1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7c8b1). Try Spring Rain and Clay Ash colors in combination with #c2b1c8, 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 #c2b1c8 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 Essence. Thus Opal and Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Essence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Ash, Cold Turkey, and Loblolly split by 90° on the color wheel. #c2b1c8 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and cool 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 Essence tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#b7c8b1) and two others. The Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Clay Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8c2b1 and #b1b7c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c2b1c8 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Essence has a hue angle of 284.35°, a saturation of 17.29% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c2b1c8 is made of 2.35% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c2b1c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(194,177,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 9.02, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(284.35,17.29%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(284.35,11.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.2433,10.2833,-9.4454) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.3956,47.0837,61.1809) |