Bossanova is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, mid cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #b1d5a5 |
| Complementary Color | #355a29 |
| Color Shade: | violet (285° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Bossanova Color. The Heartless color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Eminence (#6e3974) for more calm effect. Try Amaranth Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#355a29 is the best complementary color to Bossanova. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e2a5a complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bossanova are #36295a and #5a294d. Thus found on the left and right of #4e2a5a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jacarta and Finn colors as they work well with Bossanova.
The split-complementary Bossanova palette consists of #295a36 and #4e5a29 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#355a29). Try Everglade and Woodland colors in combination with #4e2a5a, 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 #4e2a5a 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 Bossanova. Thus Plantation and Costa Del Sol giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bossanova contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Quincy, and Blue Dianne split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e2a5a square combo is a palette of violet, warm red, warm 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. Bossanova tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#355a29) and two others. The Costa Del Sol is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rhino – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5a4e29 and #29355a.
In a RGB color space, hex #4e2a5a is made of 37% red, 20% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Bossanova has a hue angle of 285°, a saturation of 36.36% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e2a5a is made of 4.7% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #4e2a5a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(78,42,90) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 20%, 43% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 18.82, 0, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(285,36.36%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(285,53.33%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.7171,25.8278,-22.1801) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.8153,4.0138,10.1411) |