Purple Velvet is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #becab2 |
| Complementary Color | #414d34 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Velvet Color. The Proper Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Illusionist (#574f64) for more calm effect. Try Wild Grapes as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#414d34 is the best complementary color to Purple Velvet. 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 #41354d complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #34344d and #4d344c. Thus found on the left and right of #41354d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Eggplant colors as they work well with Purple Velvet.
The split-complementary Purple Velvet palette consists of #344d34 and #4c4d34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#414d34). Try Tom Thumb and Kelp colors in combination with #41354d, 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 #41354d offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Velvet. Thus Mineral Green and Taupe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Woody Brown, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #41354d square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow 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. Purple Velvet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#414d34) and two others. The Taupe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxford Blue – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d4134 and #34404d.
In a RGB color space, hex #41354d is made of 33% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Velvet has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 18.46% and a lightness of 25.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #41354d is made of 4.71% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.8% black ink.
| HEX | #41354d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(65,53,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 9.42, 0, 69.8 |
| HSL | hsl(270,18.46%,25.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,31.17%,30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.3406,10.8386,-12.7233) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.7926,4.2058,7.5804) |