Velvet Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #bccab0 |
| Complementary Color | #414f34 |
| Color Shade: | violet (272.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Violet Color. The Kikyō Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Wild Grapes (#5e496c) for more calm effect. Try Bastille as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#414f34 is the best complementary color to Velvet Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #43354f complementary color is Tom Thumb, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #35344f and #4f344e. Thus found on the left and right of #43354f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Martinique and Eggplant colors as they work well with Velvet Violet.
The split-complementary Velvet Violet palette consists of #344f36 and #4e4f34 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#414f34). Try Tom Thumb and Kelp colors in combination with #43354f, 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 #43354f 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 Velvet Violet. Thus Mineral Green and Mondo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tom Thumb, Rock, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #43354f square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow 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. Velvet Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#414f34) and two others. The Mondo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oxford Blue – 120° from the complementary Tom Thumb. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f4334 and #34414f.
In a RGB color space, hex #43354f is made of 34% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Violet has a hue angle of 272.31°, a saturation of 19.7% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #43354f is made of 4.71% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #43354f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(67,53,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 27%, 40% |
| CMYK | 4.71, 10.2, 0, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(272.31,19.7%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(272.31,32.91%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.652,12.1119,-13.5529) |
| XYZ | xyz(4.9991,4.304,7.9644) |