Crushed Velvet is soft, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #bbac68 |
| Complementary Color | #978844 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.16° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Crushed Velvet Color. The Good Karma color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Port Gore (#3b436c) for more calm effect. Try Gloomy Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#978844 is the best complementary color to Crushed Velvet. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #445397 complementary color is Sycamore, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Victoria are #447c97 and #5e4497. Thus found on the left and right of #445397 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wedgewood and Victoria colors as they work well with Crushed Velvet.
The split-complementary Crushed Velvet palette consists of #7c9744 and #975e44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#978844). Try Sycamore and Sepia Skin colors in combination with #445397, 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 #445397 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Crushed Velvet. Thus Apple and Copper Rust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Crushed Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sycamore, Cannon Pink, and Fruit Salad split by 90° on the color wheel. #445397 square combo is a palette of cool blue, 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. Crushed Velvet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#978844) and two others. The Copper Rust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ocean Green – 120° from the complementary Sycamore. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #974452 and #449788.
In a RGB color space, hex #445397 is made of 23% red, 27% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Crushed Velvet has a hue angle of 229.16°, a saturation of 37.9% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #445397 is made of 32.55% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black ink.
| HEX | #445397 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(68,83,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 23%, 27%, 50% |
| CMYK | 32.55, 26.67, 0, 40.78 |
| HSL | hsl(229.16,37.9%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.16,54.97%,59.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.2065,14.7887,-39.208) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0631,9.6498,30.5577) |