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Purple Emperor Split-complementary Color Scheme

Five colors arranged by the split-complementary rule around Purple Emperor (#6633BB), each snapped to its nearest named color.

#6633BB
#BEA932
#55BB33
#412A7A
#DBC963

Color names and codes

NameHEXRGBHSLCMYK
Purple Emperor#6633BB102, 51, 187263°, 57%, 47%45, 73, 0, 27
Hey Pesto#BEA932190, 169, 5051°, 58%, 47%0, 11, 74, 25
Exit Light#55BB3385, 187, 51105°, 57%, 47%55, 0, 73, 27
Clear Purple#412A7A65, 42, 122257°, 49%, 32%47, 66, 0, 52
Chifle Yellow#DBC963219, 201, 9951°, 62%, 62%0, 8, 55, 14

Which pairs work for text

Text on backgroundContrastWCAG
Aa #412A7A on #DBC9636.83:1AA
Aa #BEA932 on #412A7A4.85:1AA
Aa #55BB33 on #412A7A4.65:1AA
Aa #6633BB on #DBC9634.55:1AA
Aa #6633BB on #BEA9323.23:1AA large
Aa #6633BB on #55BB333.10:1AA large

CSS variables

:root {
  --color-1: #6633bb; /* Purple Emperor */
  --color-2: #bea932; /* Hey Pesto */
  --color-3: #55bb33; /* Exit Light */
  --color-4: #412a7a; /* Clear Purple */
  --color-5: #dbc963; /* Chifle Yellow */
}

Other schemes from Purple Emperor

More Medium Purple split-complementary palettes

Questions

What colors go with Purple Emperor?

In a split-complementary scheme: Hey Pesto (#BEA932), Exit Light (#55BB33), Clear Purple (#412A7A), Chifle Yellow (#DBC963).

What is the hex code of Purple Emperor?

#6633BB.