Purple Crystal is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #181814 |
| Complementary Color | #ebebe7 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 91.37% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Crystal Color. The White Shadow color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Light Amourette (#d4d3e0) for more energetic effect. Try Simplicity as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ebebe7 is the best complementary color to Purple Crystal. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7e7eb complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e7e9eb and #e9e7eb. Thus found on the left and right of #e7e7eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Porcelain and Mischka colors as they work well with Purple Crystal.
The split-complementary Purple Crystal palette consists of #e9ebe7 and #ebe9e7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ebebe7). Try Gray Nurse and Ebb colors in combination with #e7e7eb, 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 #e7e7eb offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Crystal. Thus Gray Nurse and Ebb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Crystal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7e7eb square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Crystal tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ebebe7) and two others. The Ebb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Porcelain – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ebe7e7 and #e7ebeb.
In a RGB color space, hex #e7e7eb is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Crystal has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 91.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7e7eb is made of 1.57% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.
| HEX | #e7e7eb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(231,231,235) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 1.57, 0, 7.84 |
| HSL | hsl(240,9.09%,91.37%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,1.7%,92.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.7472,0.7238,-1.9485) |
| XYZ | xyz(76.5263,80.1389,90.0322) |