Violent Violet Color

#290c5e

Violent Violet is deep, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #d6f3a1
Complementary Color #415e0c
Color Shade: warm blue (261.22° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.78% (better contrasting with white)
Violent Violet Color Sample
Violent Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #290c5e

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violent Violet Color. The Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pixie Powder (#391285) for more calm effect. Try Blue Gem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#415e0c is the best complementary color to Violent Violet. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #290c5e complementary color is Green Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Violent Violet are #0c185e and #510c5e. Thus found on the left and right of #290c5e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Downriver and Clairvoyant colors as they work well with Violent Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Violent Violet palette consists of #185e0c and #5e510c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#415e0c). Try Dark Fern and Bronze Olive colors in combination with #290c5e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #290c5e offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violent Violet. Thus Jewel and Cioccolato giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Violent Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Leaf, Maroon Oak, and Deep Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #290c5e square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violent Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#415e0c) and two others. The Cioccolato is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tarawera – 120° from the complementary Green Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e280c and #0c415e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #290c5e is made of 28% red, 8% green and 64% blue. In a HSL mode Violent Violet has a hue angle of 261.22°, a saturation of 77.36% and a lightness of 20.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #290c5e is made of 20.78% cyan, 32.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.

HEX #290c5e
RGB Decimal rgb(41,12,94)
RGB Percentage 28%, 8%, 64%
CMYK 20.78, 32.15, 0, 63.14
HSL hsl(261.22,77.36%,20.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(261.22,87.23%,36.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(12.8758,34.7057,-42.5817)
XYZ xyz(3.0663,1.5425,10.7258)
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