Purple Yearning is vivid, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #2e9 |
| Complementary Color | #10dd88 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (335° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 46.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Yearning Color. The Comforting Cherry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pinkinity (#e82a8e) for more calm effect. Try Cherry Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#10dd88 is the best complementary color to Purple Yearning. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d16 complementary color is Malachite, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #dd10cc and #dd2110. Thus found on the left and right of #d16 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shocking Pink and Thunderbird colors as they work well with Purple Yearning.
The split-complementary Purple Yearning palette consists of #10ccdd and #10dd21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#10dd88). Try Bright Turquoise and Malachite colors in combination with #d16, 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 #d16 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Yearning. Thus Denim and Lima giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Yearning contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Malachite, Bitter Lemon, and Dark Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #d16 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Yearning tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#10dd88) and two others. The Lima is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Electric Violet – 120° from the complementary Malachite. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #66dd10 and #8710dd.
In a RGB color space, hex #dd1166 is made of 65% red, 5% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Yearning has a hue angle of 335°, a saturation of 85.71% and a lightness of 46.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dd1166 is made of 0% cyan, 80% magenta, 46.67% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #dd1166 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,17,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 5%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 80, 46.67, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(335,85.71%,46.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(335,92.31%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.921,73.8201,9.0441) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4175,16.7324,14.0914) |