Violet Hickey Color

#330099

Violet Hickey 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 #cf6
Complementary Color #659900
Color Shade: warm blue (260° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 30% (better contrasting with white)
Violet Hickey Color Sample
Violet Hickey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #330099

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Hickey Color. The Blue Diamond 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 Elegant Midnight (#5500bb) for more calm effect. Try Bavarian Gentian as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#659900 is the best complementary color to Violet Hickey. 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 #309 complementary color is Limeade, 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 White are #001999 and #7f0099. Thus found on the left and right of #309 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Resolution Blue and Purple colors as they work well with Violet Hickey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Violet Hickey palette consists of #199900 and #997f00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#659900). Try Japanese Laurel and Olive colors in combination with #309, 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 #309 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 Violet Hickey. Thus White and Oregon giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Violet Hickey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limeade, Carmine, and Persian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #309 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. Violet Hickey tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#659900) and two others. The Oregon is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bahama Blue – 120° from the complementary Limeade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #993200 and #006599.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #330099 is made of 25% red, 0% green and 75% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Hickey has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #330099 is made of 40% cyan, 60% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #330099
RGB Decimal rgb(51,0,153)
RGB Percentage 25%, 0%, 75%
CMYK 40, 60, 0, 40
HSL hsl(260,100%,30%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(260,100%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(20.0588,55.2991,-68.4639)
XYZ xyz(7.115,3.0037,30.3418)
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