Just take the time to notice the color around you. Notice pretty things. It doesn’t have to be a natural scene. Yes, I found a great color combo hiking in Moab, Utah, but I also found one while stuck in city traffic. When I point out the little things I notice, I often get a response like, “I would have never seen that.” It takes active looking and purposeful surveying to see color. Put the phone down and look at your surroundings. Now, this is second nature, but it all started from purposely looking for inspiration and not waiting for it to hit me in the face.
15 Purple Color Palette Inspirations with Names & hex Codes!
So far in our journey through colors, we have seen green, blue, and red. But here we go with the most royal color! This post is about Purple Color Palette Inspirations with Names & hex Codes.
There is a movie called “The color purple”, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. I enjoyed a scene when the main character said, “I think it pisses God off if you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don’t notice it”. Don’t you think so? As such, God can’t be more happy than with this stunning purple palette!
In the color wheel, purple is a secondary color that stands between red and blue. The purple family has some famous shades in science, art, and industries. Such as Violet, Lavender, Orchid, Tyrian, and Mauve (Click the color to get the exact information and codes). Additionally, I have attached a pleasing analogous color palettes using them.
Purple became the color of opulence, excess, and rulers because of the mad desire and cost of purple shades during ancient eras. Also, it is still the color of royalty and power, with purple being a ceremonial color in royal families and emperors. And due to its natural rarity, it is even more regal!
Purple symbolizes faith and theology as well. It is mysterious and spiritual. Combining it with healing and peaceful colors make the palette even more soothing!
Purple is widely used in business and branding because it shows confidence. You can also find purple in the sports, military, and sexuality communities. The Verywell Mind has collected some comments on purple that are worth reading!
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In conclusion, I want to point out that closing the properties of a color combination is almost impossible! You are more than welcome to ask me whatever you have been searching for, but didn’t find! Below are more Purple Color Palette Inspirations with Names & hex Codes. You can click on each to open the palette in Dopely color palette generator and edit! Enjoy!
42 Logo Color Combinations to Inspire Your Design
When you think about the logos of major brands, you probably just take the colors they use as a given. Of COURSE the YouTube play button is red and white and McDonald’s arches are a happy yellow – it just makes sense.
That’s because color psychology plays a monumental role in branding; colors influence our perception and make us feel a certain way, even if we don’t always realize it on a conscious level.
Still, it may not seem like much thought went into the logo color combinations mentioned above – aren’t they just the logical choice for what those particular brands do?
Not so fast. You can bet that a hundred cups of coffee and millions of dollars went into the original logo designs of some of these powerful brands – with much of the focus likely having been on the color combinations.
So what does this mean for your own logo?
No matter how you choose to design your logo, be it with a logo creator or other tool, your logo’s personality is rooted in its colors – are you a bold seagreen-fuschia, or maybe a soft yellow-white? By learning your way around color combinations, you can create a logo design that tells your audience exactly who you are.
You can check out this video to get a sense of how color psychology affects people in the real world and what it means for you when you’re ready to design your own logo:
Now that you’re familiar with how color psychology works, let’s take a look at some of the best logo color combinations!
What are the Best Color Combinations?
First rule of thumb: Don’t overdo it – less is more.
With logo color combinations, it’s better to limit your creative explorations than go color-crazy. In this vein, we recommend sticking with two- or three- color combinations – or, of course, a single logo color.
Let’s start with the basics:
Two-Color Combinations
Two-color logos are an industry standard. They often use contrasting shades, which creates an eye-catching effect.
Here are some of our favorite two-color combinations.
1. Yellow and Blue: Playful and Authoritative
Yellow is the ultimate attention-grabber, and it sets up a youthful backdrop for the authoritative navy. This logo’s color combination is playful yet confident, giving the impression that the company behind the symbol is one to be trusted.
Now, keeping that in mind, let’s start taking notes.
You can do this the old-fashioned way by carrying around a little paint palette, orrrrr by just using what you already carry around, your phone! First, I take a quick picture of whatever catches my eye. Then I jot down what I call “color notes.” Stay by your inspiration when taking notes; your photo will often miss the colors you want to capture.
- To take color notes, I import my photo into an app. Any app with a color spectrum to pick from works. Then you manually choose the colors you’re seeing and draw on the photo. This is because you will see more colors than your camera. So take notes! Trust your eye over the cameras.
- Noticing the difference in your photo vs. in person will take some practice, but soon you will easily be able to see where your camera shifted some of the tones or where it missed some of the colors. Lighting plays a part here; with good lighting, your camera might get the colors right. Just don’t rely on this!
- I should mention here that each digital screen can change your colors. The image you took may look different on your phone vs on your computer. So when you go back to reference your color it’s best to use the same screen and settings you used when you took the image/color notes.
Once you get the hang of this, it’s easy to collect some inspiration on just one outing without spending much time at all!
It’s time to edit!
At times, what you noticed was just a pretty flower and not a sound color palette. Try blurring your eyes. Is it still pretty? You’re going to find that some of these photos just don’t work. Testing is key, and here is your chance to use a little color theory.
I often focus on color combinations that mix well. These are often made from colors next to each other on the color wheel. Different color palettes are successful because they use colors opposite each other on that color wheel. My dress Moab is an excellent example of this. The red/orange and green/blue colors would not have mixed well, but I was inspired and liked the combo. So instead of ombre, I hand-painted the lace green/blue over the red/orange primary color of the dress.
We don’t need to sink too deep into color theory. Just keep in mind when using your color palette that some colors support each other and others will contrast.
Implementation is the key.
A good color combo can be taken from its original source and used in many different ways. The problem with more unique combinations is that they are harder to implement correctly to fit the vibe you want. If you take purple and pink, they will look decent no matter how you choose to organize them. Add yellow to that equation, and it gets more complicated. Anywhere purple is next to yellow, you will get a contrast that will draw the eye to it.
For this reason, you would want to be more careful in your placement. Let’s simplify this, say you are decorating tables for an event. Your colors are purple, pink, and yellow. You’re getting beautiful flowers for the centerpieces. That is your focal point, meaning you want those to stand out the most and incorporate the other colors with the vase and table cloth. Here are the options.
First, let’s state the facts. Yellow is your brightest, most eye-catching color. Purple is your darkest color. Purple and yellow are complementary colors, so those will stand out the most next to each other. Pink blends well with both yellow and purple but is closer to purple on the color wheel.
With all this in mind, I would cross out #2, and #4 first because your eye goes to the contrast of the vase/table combo first ranter than the flowers; that’s not what we want. I feel the same about #3, the vase is too bright and takes the attention from the flowers. #5 is close, it would work if the flowers were brighter and the table cloth more pastel. However, how it currently is that yellow is just stealing too much attention. Bye #5. Now we are left with #1 and #6. They both work, #1 because the darkness of the purple lets the flowers shine, and #6 does because the contrast of yellow and purple lets the flowers shine. At this point, I would choose based on the style of the event. #6 feels more bold and playful while #1 is more classy.
Of course, you can break these rules for stylized looks, but it’s an excellent place to start implementing your color palette.
No need to get overwhelmed either, your gut will typically help you make the right choice too without overthinking it too much. Especially if you have any type of artistic skill or training already programmed in. Now I could talk about this kind of thing all day but I think that’s enough for one blog. If you found this helpful please let me know in the comments below. I would love to hear your feedback!
To see this in action, follow my board Color Palette Ideas where I will be adding my own color notes (perfect for thieving )
