Mourning Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #b8bcab |
| Complementary Color | #505443 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (254.12° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Mourning Violet Color. The Viola Black color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Night Black (#312f36) for more calm effect. Try Blue Graphite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#505443 is the best complementary color to Mourning Violet. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #474354 complementary color is Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gun Powder are #434754 and #4f4354. Thus found on the left and right of #474354 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mako and Mortar colors as they work well with Mourning Violet.
The split-complementary Mourning Violet palette consists of #475443 and #544f43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#505443). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #474354, 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 #474354 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mourning Violet. Thus Gray Asparagus and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mourning Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kelp, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #474354 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mourning Violet tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#505443) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #544743 and #435054.
In a RGB color space, hex #474354 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Mourning Violet has a hue angle of 254.12°, a saturation of 11.26% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #474354 is made of 5.1% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.06% black ink.
| HEX | #474354 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(71,67,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 5.1, 6.67, 0, 67.06 |
| HSL | hsl(254.12,11.26%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(254.12,20.24%,32.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.3973,5.66,-9.5459) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.2059,5.994,9.2174) |