Violet Black is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #b6bcb5 |
| Complementary Color | #444a43 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Black Color. The Black Safflower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Soul Train (#58475e) for more energetic effect. Try Obsidian Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#444a43 is the best complementary color to Violet Black. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #49434a complementary color is Lunar Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #45434a and #4a4347. Thus found on the left and right of #49434a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Tundora colors as they work well with Violet Black.
The split-complementary Violet Black palette consists of #434a45 and #474a43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#444a43). Try Cape Cod and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #49434a, 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 #49434a offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Black. Thus Cape Cod and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Black contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Masala, and Mako split by 90° on the color wheel. #49434a square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violet Black tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#444a43) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a4943 and #43444a.
In a RGB color space, hex #49434a is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Black has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 4.96% and a lightness of 27.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #49434a is made of 0.39% cyan, 2.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.98% black ink.
| HEX | #49434a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(73,67,74) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 2.75, 0, 70.98 |
| HSL | hsl(291.43,4.96%,27.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.43,9.46%,29.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2229,4.0583,-3.3024) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.9908,5.9252,7.3065) |