Violet Shadow Color

#4d4860

Violet Shadow 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 #b2b79f
Complementary Color #5a6048
Color Shade: mid blue (252.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 32.94% (better contrasting with white)
Violet Shadow Color Sample
Violet Shadow Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4d4860

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Shadow Color. The Witches Cauldron color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Marlin (#383740) for more calm effect. Try Fashionista as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5a6048 is the best complementary color to Violet Shadow. 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 #4d4860 complementary color is Finch, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mulled Wine are #484f60 and #594860. Thus found on the left and right of #4d4860 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching River Bed and Mulled Wine colors as they work well with Violet Shadow.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Violet Shadow palette consists of #4f6048 and #605948 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5a6048). Try Axolotl and Soya Bean colors in combination with #4d4860, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4d4860 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 Violet Shadow. Thus Nandor and Kabul giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Violet Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finch, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4d4860 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violet Shadow tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#5a6048) and two others. The Kabul is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Finch. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #604d48 and #485b60.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4d4860 is made of 31% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Shadow has a hue angle of 252.5°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 32.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4d4860 is made of 7.45% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black ink.

HEX #4d4860
RGB Decimal rgb(77,72,96)
RGB Percentage 31%, 29%, 39%
CMYK 7.45, 9.41, 0, 62.35
HSL hsl(252.5,14.29%,32.94%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252.5,25%,37.65%)
CIE-LAB lab(31.9364,7.7341,-13.3302)
XYZ xyz(7.4893,7.057,12.0337)
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