Valentino is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, mid cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #caf1bd |
| Complementary Color | #1a420d |
| Color Shade: | violet (285° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 15.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Valentino Color. The Purple Door 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 Scarlet Gum (#431560) for more calm effect. Try Obsidian Shell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#1a420d is the best complementary color to Valentino. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #350e42 complementary color is Green House, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Valentino are #1b0d42 and #420d34. Thus found on the left and right of #350e42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet and Loulou colors as they work well with Valentino.
The split-complementary Valentino palette consists of #0d421b and #35420d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1a420d). Try Parsley and Waiouru colors in combination with #350e42, 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 #350e42 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Valentino. Thus Bottle Green and Bronzetone giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valentino contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green House, Van Cleef, and Elephant split by 90° on the color wheel. #350e42 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, warm green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Valentino tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#1a420d) and two others. The Bronzetone is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Zodiac – 120° from the complementary Green House. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #42350d and #0d1a42.
In a RGB color space, hex #350e42 is made of 40% red, 11% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Valentino has a hue angle of 285°, a saturation of 65% and a lightness of 15.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #350e42 is made of 5.1% cyan, 20.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 74.12% black ink.
| HEX | #350e42 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(53,14,66) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 11%, 50% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 20.39, 0, 74.12 |
| HSL | hsl(285,65%,15.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(285,78.79%,25.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(12.3793,28.4957,-24.0919) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.6086,1.4643,5.2994) |