Egyptian Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #c2b692 |
| Complementary Color | #6c613d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (225° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Egyptian Violet Color. The North Sea Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Award Night (#54617d) for more calm effect. Try Dark Spell as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6c613d is the best complementary color to Egyptian Violet. Warm yellow shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3d496d complementary color is Yellow Metal, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #3d616c and #493d6c. Thus found on the left and right of #3d496d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching William and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Egyptian Violet.
The split-complementary Egyptian Violet palette consists of #616c3d and #6c493d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c613d). Try Verdigris and Kabul colors in combination with #3d496d, 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 #3d496d offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Egyptian Violet. Thus Chalet Green and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Egyptian Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yellow Metal, Cosmic, and Killarney split by 90° on the color wheel. #3d496d square combo is a palette of blue cyan, 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. Egyptian Violet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#6c613d) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and William – 120° from the complementary Yellow Metal. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6c3d49 and #3d6c61.
In a RGB color space, hex #3d496d is made of 25% red, 30% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Egyptian Violet has a hue angle of 225°, a saturation of 28.24% and a lightness of 33.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3d496d is made of 18.83% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black ink.
| HEX | #3d496d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(61,73,109) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 30%, 45% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 14.12, 0, 57.25 |
| HSL | hsl(225,28.24%,33.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225,44.04%,42.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.4891,5.5587,-22.3709) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0673,6.8613,15.4199) |