Purple Pj's is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #383117 |
| Complementary Color | #e7e0c7 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (227.27° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.51% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Pj's Color. The Moon Dust color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Calm Interlude (#a7b0d5) for more calm effect. Try Whisper Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e7e0c7 is the best complementary color to Purple Pj's. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c7cee8 complementary color is Stark White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #c7dee7 and #d0c7e7. Thus found on the left and right of #c7cee8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Botticelli and Prelude colors as they work well with Purple Pj's.
The split-complementary Purple Pj's palette consists of #dee7c7 and #e7d0c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e7e0c7). Try Beryl Green and Bone colors in combination with #c7cee8, 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 #c7cee8 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Pj's. Thus Zanah and Oyster Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Pj's contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stark White, Melanie, and Skeptic split by 90° on the color wheel. #c7cee8 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Pj's tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e7e0c7) and two others. The Oyster Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Skeptic – 120° from the complementary Stark White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e7c7ce and #c7e7e0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c7cee8 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Pj's has a hue angle of 227.27°, a saturation of 41.77% and a lightness of 84.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c7cee8 is made of 12.94% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #c7cee8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(199,206,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 10.2, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(227.27,41.77%,84.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(227.27,14.22%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9724,2.7652,-13.6283) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.19,62.1109,85.1602) |