Purception Color

#c687d6

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

Inverse Color #397829
Complementary Color #96d686
Color Shade: cool magenta (287.85° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.43% (better contrasting with white)
Purception Color Sample
Purception Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c687d6

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purception Color. The Mauve Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Silver Rust (#c9a0df) for more energetic effect. Try Autumn Wisteria as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#96d686 is the best complementary color to Purception. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c687d6 complementary color is Feijoa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Light Wisteria are #9e86d6 and #d686be. Thus found on the left and right of #c687d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lilac Bush and Shocking colors as they work well with Purception.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purception palette consists of #86d69e and #bed686 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#96d686). Try Vista Blue and Deco colors in combination with #c687d6, 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 #c687d6 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purception. Thus Monte Carlo and Straw giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purception contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Feijoa, My Pink, and Half Baked split by 90° on the color wheel. #c687d6 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Purception tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#96d686) and two others. The Straw is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chetwode Blue – 120° from the complementary Feijoa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6c686 and #8697d6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c687d6 is made of 36% red, 25% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purception has a hue angle of 287.85°, a saturation of 49.07% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c687d6 is made of 6.27% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #c687d6
RGB Decimal rgb(198,135,214)
RGB Percentage 36%, 25%, 39%
CMYK 6.27, 30.98, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(287.85,49.07%,68.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(287.85,36.92%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.1121,37.4327,-31.0164)
XYZ xyz(44.0903,34.1888,67.8936)
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