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Imperial Purple Complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the complementary rule around Imperial Purple (#5B3167), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#5B3167
#9A4EAE
#3E6334
#1B2B1B
#63A950

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Imperial Purple#5B316791, 49, 103287°, 36%, 30%12, 52, 0, 60
Purpureus#9A4EAE154, 78, 174287°, 38%, 49%11, 55, 0, 32
Greenhouse#3E633462, 99, 52107°, 31%, 30%37, 0, 47, 61
Kuro Green#1B2B1B27, 43, 27120°, 23%, 14%37, 0, 37, 83
Shiso Green#63A95099, 169, 80107°, 36%, 49%41, 0, 53, 34

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #1B2B1B on #63A9505.20:1AA
Aa #5B3167 on #63A9503.52:1AA large
Aa #9A4EAE on #1B2B1B2.89:1—
Aa #3E6334 on #63A9502.41:1—
Aa #3E6334 on #1B2B1B2.16:1—
Aa #5B3167 on #9A4EAE1.96:1—

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #5b3167; /* Imperial Purple */
  --color-2: #9a4eae; /* Purpureus */
  --color-3: #3e6334; /* Greenhouse */
  --color-4: #1b2b1b; /* Kuro Green */
  --color-5: #63a950; /* Shiso Green */
}

Other schemes from Imperial Purple

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Questions

What colors go with Imperial Purple?

In a complementary scheme: Purpureus (#9A4EAE), Greenhouse (#3E6334), Kuro Green (#1B2B1B), Shiso Green (#63A950).

What is the hex code of Imperial Purple?

#5B3167.