Bastille Color

#292130

Bastille is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #d6decf
Complementary Color #282f21
Color Shade: violet (272° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 15.88% (better contrasting with white)
Bastille Color Sample
Bastille Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #292130

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Bastille Color. The Royal Decree color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Caddies Silk (#3e354d) for more calm effect. Try Call It a Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#282f21 is the best complementary color to Bastille. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #292130 complementary color is Log Cabin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bastille are #21212f and #2f212f. Thus found on the left and right of #292130 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Steel Gray and Thunder colors as they work well with Bastille.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bastille palette consists of #212f21 and #2f2f21 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#282f21). Try Heavy Metal and Rangitoto colors in combination with #292130, 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 #292130 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 Bastille. Thus Outer Space and Zeus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bastille contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Log Cabin, Cocoa Brown, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #292130 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green 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. Bastille tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#282f21) and two others. The Zeus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebony Clay – 120° from the complementary Log Cabin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #2f2821 and #21272f.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #292130 is made of 34% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Bastille has a hue angle of 272°, a saturation of 18.52% and a lightness of 15.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #292130 is made of 2.74% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 81.18% black ink.

HEX #292130
RGB Decimal rgb(41,33,48)
RGB Percentage 34%, 27%, 39%
CMYK 2.74, 5.88, 0, 81.18
HSL hsl(272,18.52%,15.88%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(272,31.25%,18.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(14.2452,7.4828,-8.4834)
XYZ xyz(1.9918,1.7725,3.0335)
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