Yes, these colors match with each other well.
Color In Design: Purple
Last week I looked at the cheery color yellow, this week it’s the turn of yellow’s complementary color, purple. In the wrong hands it can look over the top, but used well purple is vibrant and stylish. Looking at the color wheel we know that purple is the meeting point between warm red and cool blue and consists of many shades in between. Because of this purple is considered warm at the magenta and maroon end and cool at the violet end.
Purple is a deep rich color associated with prosperity and wealth, royalty and nobility. It also has religious connotations with Easter and purple robes. Funnily enough if you take a look at some of the Christian and Church web sites, there’s not many using shades of purple. The color is also strongly associated with nature through flowers and plants such as lilac, lavender, pansies and orchids with many shades of purple taking their name from nature. In 2008 Pantone chose Blur Iris (PANTONE 18-3943) as its color of the year. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute® described Blue Iris as bringing
together the dependable aspect of blue, underscored by a strong, soul-searching purple cast. Emotionally, it is anchoring and meditative with a touch of magic. Look for it artfully combined with deeper plums, red-browns, yellow-greens, grapes and grays.
Purple was apparently the favorite color of Jimi Hendrix and we know that Prince likes it too.
Using Purple
As mentioned, purple spans both warm and cool and can create a different mood depending on the colors it’s combined with. Deep purples with a hint of red produce a warm color scheme. Lighter purples are delicate and often considered romantic. Feminine color schemes are created when combined with pink. A more manly feeling can be conveyed using dark purple with black and dark greys. Earthy and natural color schemes combine deep purples with beige or lighter purples with green. Yellow and purple are complimentary colors and create strong eye-catching contrast.
Purple In Logo Design
I want to say thanks to the Twitter pals who helped me track down this little selection of almost globally famous logos using purple as a major color, I was having major logo-block trying to think of internationally recognized brands. It seems purple is not as unpopular as I originally thought when it comes to branding.
Purple In Web Design
Here’s ten sites doing a good job with purple either as a major background color or as a hint in more minimalist designs.
So what do you think? Is purple your cup of tea when it comes to design? Have you seen other websites displaying purple themes that you like?
What Color Goes Good With Purple Hair
According to the color wheel theory, if you want to find colors that complement yours, you need to search on the opposite side of the color wheel. Colors that are directly opposite each other are called contrast colors, and they create the best and optimal match when being combined or paired. As for the purple color, its contrast “partners” are orange, yellow, and green of different shades. It does work when you need to pick up colors for painting or room design, but what about your own hair?!
If you are a lucky owner of the locks dyed with such a vivid color as purple, you might have already faced a common problem. We bet you find it difficult to figure out the colors that go with purple hair well. And this is no wonder since all of us are way more used to such widespread hair shades as brown, red, blonde, or something in between them. Having outstanding locks is a great challenge!
In addition, purple is what we can call a perplexing color. Many people find it either too bold or too complex to easily incorporate anywhere from their interior to their own hair.
Naturally, when dealing with such a shade, it is important to pick up clothes that will suit your hair color and your appearance in general. For this purpose, as an owner of a purple mane, you shall opt for such a thing as the color wheel. If you take a look at one, you will see that the basic matching colors for purple are green, yellow, and orange. However, despite the common belief, they are not the only ones!
What other colours to wear with purple hair, you may wonder? If we take a look at the color wheel gain, we will see that there is a bunch of complementing shades that can accompany this unusual color perfectly:
- indigo
- pink
- olive green
- other shades of purple itself (lighter or darker ones)
- neutrals (e.g. grey or brown)
- white
- black
Now let’s take a closer look at several good combinations that can become handy for you.
Purple And Green
This is a traditional color combination, very natural (since it reminds of purple aubergines with their green caps) and calm. Being contrasting colors, purple and green get together ideally creating a harmonious pair.
Besides, you can play with the shades of both colors creating either lighter or darker compositions to match your mood or the interior design purposes.
Blue And Purple
These two may seem an unusual pair but in fact, they create a harmonious and dreamy ensemble. Such a color combo is very calming and easy on the eye, cool and deeply relaxing. You can even add some green to make these colors look even better!
Purple And Mustard
A very vivid and bright, this color combo creates a playful yet rather elegant and we would even say royal look! These two balance each other perfectly, especially if you will be using reddish-purple tones to keep both colors on the warmer side, besides, they will be suitable for almost anyone.
Purple And Gray
An elegant and exquisite combination of colors if you use neutral tones of gray. With these two, you will never miss! They create a cooling composition that looks posh and at the same time determined. No safe or boring tones! Moreover, this color combo will complement greens and whites ideally.
Purple, Pink, And Blue
A very delicate and dreamy trio of colors. Some may say it looks rather childish and naive, but we would rather say these shades create a very calming and relaxing combination.
The Best Purple Hair Outfits
What color dress to wear with purple hair? This is the question that bothers most of the girls whose heads are covered with the locks of this magnificent shade. Purple is considered to be a rather uneasy color to make it paired with other shades, this is why if you are not sufficiently knowledgeable in color theory, it can become rather complicated for you to pair purple with complementing shades.
However, we can suggest you several win-win color combinations that include purple, and that can be used when you need to pick up clothes that will look great with your purple chevelure!
So, try to combine purple hair with the clothes of yellow, golden, silver, and black colors. All whites will also be suitable in this case. But of course, never put that all together, otherwise, you will look like a parrot or a Christmas tree!
Also, purple goes well with some shades of green, for instance, olive green, and with blue shades, too. Orange and neutral gray will also match your purple strands ideally creating a vivid (in the first case) and elegant contrast.
If you don’t mind looking sweet, try out such combos as purple and pink or purple and light blue. If that seems a bit too childish to you, you can dilute such color composition with white.
In addition, purple is perfect for creating unusual looks: mix it with black and white striped jumper and mustard velvet skirt, or highlight your purple locks with an elegant emerald green dress. Experiment! Purple allows that surprisingly well!
What Colors Not to Wear With Purple Hair
Yes, purple on your hair is pretty versatile, as we have just figured out. And yes, it can create winning matches with quite a bunch of colors. Nevertheless, there are shades that are better to be avoided by all means if you don’t want to mess up with your look!
What colors not to wear with purple hair? Let’s see what are the prohibited variants that any fashionista must be aware of.
- Red is not the best variant since it creates a way too distinct contrast that looks dark.
- Other shades of purple, even though looking quite good together, can create a somewhat monotonous and depressing look that is better to be avoided.
- Brown and purple also don’t look quite well when being worn together.
But of course, these are all completely individual preferences. Some people can find a purple-and-red match an ideal solution for them whilst others will consider it too contrasting and dark.
What Kind Of Makeup to Wear With Purple Hair
If it is more or less clear with clothes, choosing your makeup may become a true challenge! What makeup to wear with purple hair color? Since purple is a rather vivid color that is hard to not notice, picking the right makeup will be a difficult work to do. However, there are several handy tips that might become useful for every girl:
- Your makeup must be subtle and secondary to let the hair color stand out.
- Avoid applying too much color on your face.
- With the statement hair (and purple IS a statement color!), you need to wear the same type of makeup.
- Use a monotone palette for your eyes, lips, and cheeks when applying makeup.
- Pick something one. Highlight either your eyes or lips, but not both.
- All that is applied onto your face’s skin must be perfectly blended.
- Use eyeliner to highlight your eyes without using too many colors.
- Use black mascara to define your eyes in a color-free way.
- For the lips, stick to nude tones of lipstick. Remember, the brighter the purple on your head, the subtler your lips must be!
With these suggestions, your whole facial makeup will not look too pale or washed out, but at the same time, it will allow your astonishing hair to stand out as it should.
What makeup colors to wear with purple hair, you may ask a reasonable question? Well, if your goal is not to create a super bright circus-like look, we would recommend you stick to nude and subtle shades that look natural. Well, perhaps, except for the mascara that must be black!
