Stone Violet 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 | #b2bfb0 |
| Complementary Color | #424f40 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (292° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Stone Violet Color. The Olivine Basalt color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vintner (#68546a) for more energetic effect. Try Medicine Man as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#424f40 is the best complementary color to Stone Violet. 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 #4d404f 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 Mortar are #45404f and #4f4049. Thus found on the left and right of #4d404f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Stone Violet.
The split-complementary Stone Violet palette consists of #404f45 and #494f40 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#424f40). Try Nandor and Kelp colors in combination with #4d404f, 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 #4d404f 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 Stone Violet. Thus Cape Cod and Armadillo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Stone Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Armadillo, and Mako split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d404f 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. Stone Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#424f40) and two others. The Armadillo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mako – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f4c40 and #40424f.
In a RGB color space, hex #4d404f is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Stone Violet has a hue angle of 292°, a saturation of 10.49% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d404f is made of 0.78% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.02% black ink.
| HEX | #4d404f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(77,64,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 5.88, 0, 69.02 |
| HSL | hsl(292,10.49%,28.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(292,18.99%,30.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9256,8.7617,-6.9536) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.3052,5.8091,8.1861) |