Purple Snail Color

#cc69e4

Purple Snail is vibrant, 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 #33961b
Complementary Color #81e469
Color Shade: cool magenta (288.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
Purple Snail Color Sample
Purple Snail Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc69e4

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Snail Color. The Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pink Bonnet (#dd77ee) for more energetic effect. Try Azuremyst Isle as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#81e469 is the best complementary color to Purple Snail. 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 #cc69e4 complementary color is Pastel Green, 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 Lavender are #8e69e4 and #e469be. Thus found on the left and right of #cc69e4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Purple and Deep Blush colors as they work well with Purple Snail.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purple Snail palette consists of #69e48e and #bee469 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81e469). Try Pastel Green and Yellow Green colors in combination with #cc69e4, 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 #cc69e4 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 Purple Snail. Thus Aquamarine Blue and Equator giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purple Snail contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Green, Apricot, and Turquoise Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc69e4 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. Purple Snail tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#81e469) and two others. The Equator is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cornflower Blue – 120° from the complementary Pastel Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e4cb69 and #6981e4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc69e4 is made of 38% red, 20% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Snail has a hue angle of 288.29°, a saturation of 69.49% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc69e4 is made of 9.41% cyan, 48.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black ink.

HEX #cc69e4
RGB Decimal rgb(204,105,228)
RGB Percentage 38%, 20%, 42%
CMYK 9.41, 48.23, 0, 10.59
HSL hsl(288.29,69.49%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(288.29,53.95%,89.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(60.3752,57.4599,-46.1886)
XYZ xyz(43.957,28.542,76.5911)
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