Windsor Purple Color

#c9afd0

Windsor Purple is pale, 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 #36502f
Complementary Color #b5d0af
Color Shade: cool magenta (287.27° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 75.1% (better contrasting with white)
Windsor Purple Color Sample
Windsor Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c9afd0

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Windsor Purple Color. The Lavender Earl color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Languid Lavender (#d6cadd) for more calm effect. Try Violet Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b5d0af is the best complementary color to Windsor Purple. 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 #c9afd0 complementary color is Pale Leaf, 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 London Hue are #b8afd0 and #d0afc6. Thus found on the left and right of #c9afd0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and Lily colors as they work well with Windsor Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Windsor Purple palette consists of #afd0b8 and #c6d0af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b5d0af). Try Gum Leaf and Coriander colors in combination with #c9afd0, 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 #c9afd0 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 Windsor Purple. Thus Jet Stream and Chino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Windsor Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Leaf, Clam Shell, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9afd0 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. Windsor Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#b5d0af) and two others. The Chino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Logan – 120° from the complementary Pale Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0c9af and #afb5d0.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c9afd0 is made of 34% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Windsor Purple has a hue angle of 287.27°, a saturation of 25.98% and a lightness of 75.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9afd0 is made of 2.75% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.

HEX #c9afd0
RGB Decimal rgb(201,175,208)
RGB Percentage 34%, 30%, 36%
CMYK 2.75, 12.94, 0, 18.43
HSL hsl(287.27,25.98%,75.1%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(287.27,15.87%,81.57%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.5919,15.2929,-13.2313)
XYZ xyz(50.8025,47.6315,66.1907)
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