Official Violet is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #d1be7d |
| Complementary Color | #826f2e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (226.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Official Violet Color. The St Tropaz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lambent Lagoon (#3b5b92) for more calm effect. Try Azure as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#826f2e is the best complementary color to Official Violet. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2e4182 complementary color is Pesto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Astronaut are #2e6b82 and #452e82. Thus found on the left and right of #2e4182 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Calypso and Minsk colors as they work well with Official Violet.
The split-complementary Official Violet palette consists of #6b822e and #82452e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#826f2e). Try Crete and Nutmeg colors in combination with #2e4182, 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 #2e4182 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Official Violet. Thus Apple and Solid Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Official Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pesto, Plum, and Sea Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #2e4182 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Official Violet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#826f2e) and two others. The Solid Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paradiso – 120° from the complementary Pesto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #822e41 and #2e826e.
In a RGB color space, hex #2e4182 is made of 19% red, 27% green and 54% blue. In a HSL mode Official Violet has a hue angle of 226.43°, a saturation of 47.73% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2e4182 is made of 32.94% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #2e4182 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(46,65,130) |
| RGB Percentage | 19%, 27%, 54% |
| CMYK | 32.94, 25.49, 0, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(226.43,47.73%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(226.43,64.62%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3446,14.5932,-39.002) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0463,5.9731,21.9006) |