Viola Black Color

#2f2a41

Viola Black is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #d0d5be
Complementary Color #3b402a
Color Shade: mid blue (253.04° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 20.98% (better contrasting with white)
Viola Black Color Sample
Viola Black Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #2f2a41

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Viola Black Color. The Cherry Pie color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Haiti (#2c2a35) for more calm effect. Try Artistic License as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#3b402a is the best complementary color to Viola Black. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2f2a41 complementary color is Rangitoto, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Steel Gray are #2a3040 and #3a2a40. Thus found on the left and right of #2f2a41 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ebony Clay and Blackcurrant colors as they work well with Viola Black.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Viola Black palette consists of #30402a and #403a2a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3b402a). Try Rangitoto and Mondo colors in combination with #2f2a41, 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 #2f2a41 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Viola Black. Thus Lunar Green and Woody Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Viola Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rangitoto, Woody Brown, and Outer Space split by 90° on the color wheel. #2f2a41 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Viola Black tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#3b402a) and two others. The Woody Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Outer Space – 120° from the complementary Rangitoto. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #402f2a and #2a3b40.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #2f2a41 is made of 31% red, 27% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Viola Black has a hue angle of 253.04°, a saturation of 21.5% and a lightness of 20.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2f2a41 is made of 7.06% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.51% black ink.

HEX #2f2a41
RGB Decimal rgb(47,42,65)
RGB Percentage 31%, 27%, 42%
CMYK 7.06, 9.02, 0, 74.51
HSL hsl(253.04,21.5%,20.98%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(253.04,35.38%,25.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.5487,8.2932,-13.7107)
XYZ xyz(2.9544,2.6419,5.3553)
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