Purity Color

#d7c9e3

Purity is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #28361c
Complementary Color #d4e3c8
Color Shade: violet (272.31° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 83.92% (better contrasting with black)
Purity Color Sample
Purity Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d7c9e3

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Purity Color. The Homeopathic Lavender color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Gladiola (#c1abd4) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Field Dreamer as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4e3c8 is the best complementary color to Purity. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d7c9e3 complementary color is Kidnapper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #c9c8e3 and #e3c8e2. Thus found on the left and right of #d7c9e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Twilight colors as they work well with Purity.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Purity palette consists of #c8e3c9 and #e2e3c8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4e3c8). Try Surf Crest and White Rock colors in combination with #d7c9e3, 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 #d7c9e3 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purity. Thus Edgewater and Pearl Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Purity contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kidnapper, Dust Storm, and Botticelli split by 90° on the color wheel. #d7c9e3 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Purity tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#d4e3c8) and two others. The Pearl Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Kidnapper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3d6c8 and #c8d4e3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d7c9e3 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Purity has a hue angle of 272.31°, a saturation of 31.71% and a lightness of 83.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d7c9e3 is made of 4.71% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.

HEX #d7c9e3
RGB Decimal rgb(215,201,227)
RGB Percentage 33%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 4.71, 10.2, 0, 10.98
HSL hsl(272.31,31.71%,83.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(272.31,11.45%,89.02%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.789,9.6188,-11.107)
XYZ xyz(62.7761,61.7664,81.2865)
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