Blue Velvet is calm, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #f29e7c |
| Complementary Color | #832e0d |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (197.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Blue Velvet Color. The Galapagos color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Seashell Cove (#104c77) for more calm effect. Try Tanzanite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#832e0d is the best complementary color to Blue Velvet. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #0d6183 complementary color is Korma, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Atoll are #0d836a and #0d2583. Thus found on the left and right of #0d6183 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Surfie Green and Torea Bay colors as they work well with Blue Velvet.
The split-complementary Blue Velvet palette consists of #836a0d and #830d26 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#832e0d). Try Corn Harvest and Monarch colors in combination with #0d6183, 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 #0d6183 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blue Velvet. Thus Olivetone and Rose Bud Cherry giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blue Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Korma, Windsor, and Bilbao split by 90° on the color wheel. #0d6183 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blue Velvet tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#832e0d) and two others. The Rose Bud Cherry is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salem – 120° from the complementary Korma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #830d61 and #0d832f.
In a RGB color space, hex #0d6183 is made of 5% red, 40% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Blue Velvet has a hue angle of 197.29°, a saturation of 81.94% and a lightness of 28.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #0d6183 is made of 46.27% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black ink.
| HEX | #0d6183 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(13,97,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 5%, 40%, 54% |
| CMYK | 46.27, 13.33, 0, 48.63 |
| HSL | hsl(197.29,81.94%,28.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(197.29,90.08%,51.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.3291,-10.2541,-25.4502) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5374,10.2736,23.0058) |