Purple Thorn is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #0f4641 |
| Complementary Color | #b8f0ea |
| Color Shade: | cool red (354.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Thorn Color. The Cherub color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Piggy (#ef98aa) for more energetic effect. Try Marker Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8f0ea is the best complementary color to Purple Thorn. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #f0b9be complementary color is Mint Tulip, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Beauty Bush are #f0b8d9 and #f0cfb8. Thus found on the left and right of #f0b9be on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Azalea and Desert Sand colors as they work well with Purple Thorn.
The split-complementary Purple Thorn palette consists of #b8d9f0 and #b8f0cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8f0ea). Try Blizzard Blue and Madang colors in combination with #f0b9be, 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 #f0b9be offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Thorn. Thus Perano and Madang giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Thorn contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mint Tulip, Caper, and Moon Raker split by 90° on the color wheel. #f0b9be square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm 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 Thorn tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#b8f0ea) and two others. The Madang is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Lilac – 120° from the complementary Mint Tulip. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bdf0b8 and #ebb8f0.
In a RGB color space, hex #f0b9be is made of 39% red, 30% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Thorn has a hue angle of 354.55°, a saturation of 64.71% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #f0b9be is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 19.61% yellow and 5.88% black ink.
| HEX | #f0b9be |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(240,185,190) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 30%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.57, 19.61, 5.88 |
| HSL | hsl(354.55,64.71%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(354.55,22.92%,94.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.1463,20.5522,5.141) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.5784,56.9409,56.4076) |