Purple Purity is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #363920 |
| Complementary Color | #dcdfc5 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (247.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 82.55% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Purity Color. The Logan color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Icy Lavender (#e2e2ed) for more calm effect. Try Violet Mix as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dcdfc5 is the best complementary color to Purple Purity. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c6df complementary color is Tana, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Haze are #c5cfdf and #d5c5df. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c6df on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Purple Purity.
The split-complementary Purple Purity palette consists of #cfdfc5 and #dfd5c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcdfc5). Try Pixie Green and Pearl Bush colors in combination with #c9c6df, 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 #c9c6df offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Purity. Thus Surf Crest and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Purity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Pink Flare, and Edgewater split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c6df square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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 Purity tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#dcdfc5) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfc8c5 and #c5dcdf.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c6df is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Purity has a hue angle of 247.2°, a saturation of 28.09% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c6df is made of 8.63% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c6df |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,198,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.63, 9.8, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(247.2,28.09%,82.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(247.2,11.21%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.8129,5.826,-12.033) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6008,58.1334,77.997) |