Preserve is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b5c3af |
| Complementary Color | #42503c |
| Color Shade: | violet (282° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Preserve Color. The Your Majesty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Safflower (#302833) for more calm effect. Try Lava Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#42503c is the best complementary color to Preserve. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a3c50 complementary color is Cabbage Pont, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #403c50 and #503c4b. Thus found on the left and right of #4a3c50 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Preserve.
The split-complementary Preserve palette consists of #3c5040 and #4c503c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#42503c). Try Lunar Green and Kelp colors in combination with #4a3c50, 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 #4a3c50 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 Preserve. Thus Mineral Green and Armadillo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Preserve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cabbage Pont, Rock, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a3c50 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Preserve tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#42503c) and two others. The Armadillo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Gray – 120° from the complementary Cabbage Pont. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #504a3c and #3c4250.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a3c50 is made of 35% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Preserve has a hue angle of 282°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 27.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a3c50 is made of 2.35% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.63% black ink.
| HEX | #4a3c50 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,60,80) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 37% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 7.84, 0, 68.63 |
| HSL | hsl(282,14.29%,27.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(282,25%,31.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.4816,10.4173,-9.8183) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8879,5.2668,8.2957) |