Pink Purple Color

#db4bda

Pink Purple is vivid, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #24b425
Complementary Color #4adb4c
Color Shade: mid magenta (300.42° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 57.65% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Purple Color Sample
Pink Purple Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #db4bda

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Purple Color. The Steel Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pink Orchid (#da70d6) for more calm effect. Try Ultraviolet Berl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4adb4c is the best complementary color to Pink Purple. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #db4bda complementary color is Emerald, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Orchid are #934adb and #db4a91. Thus found on the left and right of #db4bda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Medium Purple and Cranberry colors as they work well with Pink Purple.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Purple palette consists of #4adb94 and #92db4a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4adb4c). Try Shamrock and Conifer colors in combination with #db4bda, 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 #db4bda offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pink Purple. Thus Viking and Wattle giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emerald, Di Serria, and Havelock Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #db4bda square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Pink Purple tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#4adb4c) and two others. The Wattle is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Royal Blue – 120° from the complementary Emerald. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9db4a and #4b4adb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #db4bda is made of 43% red, 15% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Purple has a hue angle of 300.42°, a saturation of 66.67% and a lightness of 57.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #db4bda is made of 0% cyan, 56.47% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 14.12% black ink.

HEX #db4bda
RGB Decimal rgb(219,75,218)
RGB Percentage 43%, 15%, 43%
CMYK 0, 56.47, 0.39, 14.12
HSL hsl(300.42,66.67%,57.65%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300.42,65.75%,85.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(57.2253,72.2862,-45.4093)
XYZ xyz(44.3844,25.1542,68.8456)
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