Vintage Velvet is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #b7ae96 |
| Complementary Color | #696048 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (223.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 34.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Vintage Velvet Color. The Blue Zephyr color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Blackbird (#3f444c) for more calm effect. Try Piccadilly Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#696048 is the best complementary color to Vintage Velvet. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #485169 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fiord are #486169 and #4f4869. Thus found on the left and right of #485169 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Vintage Velvet.
The split-complementary Vintage Velvet palette consists of #616948 and #694f48 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#696048). Try Finch and Ferra colors in combination with #485169, 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 #485169 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Vintage Velvet. Thus Axolotl and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Vintage Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Axolotl split by 90° on the color wheel. #485169 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Vintage Velvet tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#696048) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mineral Green – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #694851 and #486960.
In a RGB color space, hex #485169 is made of 28% red, 31% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Vintage Velvet has a hue angle of 223.64°, a saturation of 18.64% and a lightness of 34.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #485169 is made of 12.94% cyan, 9.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #485169 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(72,81,105) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 31%, 41% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 9.42, 0, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(223.64,18.64%,34.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(223.64,31.43%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.5644,2.6662,-15.0302) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.1647,8.2825,14.533) |