Obsidian Shell Color

#441166

Obsidian Shell is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #be9
Complementary Color #326610
Color Shade: violet (276° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 23.33% (better contrasting with white)
Obsidian Shell Color Sample
Obsidian Shell Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #441166

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Obsidian Shell Color. The American Violet 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 saturated alternative called Extraviolet (#661188) for more energetic effect. Try Valentino as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#326610 is the best complementary color to Obsidian Shell. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #416 complementary color is Dell, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #191066 and #66105d. Thus found on the left and right of #416 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Deep Koamaru and Loulou colors as they work well with Obsidian Shell.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Obsidian Shell palette consists of #106619 and #5d6610 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#326610). Try Dark Fern and Saratoga colors in combination with #416, 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 #416 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 Obsidian Shell. Thus Jewel and Raw Umber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Obsidian Shell contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dell, Dark Tan, and Eden split by 90° on the color wheel. #416 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Obsidian Shell tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#326610) and two others. The Raw Umber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Madison – 120° from the complementary Dell. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #664410 and #103266.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #441166 is made of 36% red, 9% green and 55% blue. In a HSL mode Obsidian Shell has a hue angle of 276°, a saturation of 71.43% and a lightness of 23.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #441166 is made of 13.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.

HEX #441166
RGB Decimal rgb(68,17,102)
RGB Percentage 36%, 9%, 55%
CMYK 13.33, 33.33, 0, 60
HSL hsl(276,71.43%,23.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(276,83.33%,40%)
CIE-LAB lab(18.3171,39.2114,-38.8263)
XYZ xyz(4.9826,2.5892,12.8075)
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