Petunia is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b0cb99 |
| Complementary Color | #4a6634 |
| Color Shade: | violet (272.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Petunia Color. The Violet Majesty 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 Clary (#684976) for more calm effect. Try Benevolence as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4a6634 is the best complementary color to Petunia. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f3466 complementary color is Chalet Green, 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 Bossanova are #363466 and #663463. Thus found on the left and right of #4f3466 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rhino and Cosmic colors as they work well with Petunia.
The split-complementary Petunia palette consists of #346636 and #636634 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4a6634). Try Killarney and Costa Del Sol colors in combination with #4f3466, 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 #4f3466 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 Petunia. Thus Stromboli and Shingle Fawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Petunia contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chalet Green, Buccaneer, and William split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f3466 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. Petunia tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4a6634) and two others. The Shingle Fawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and San Juan – 120° from the complementary Chalet Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #664f34 and #344a66.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f3466 is made of 34% red, 22% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Petunia has a hue angle of 272.4°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 30.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f3466 is made of 9.02% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #4f3466 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,52,102) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 22%, 44% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 19.61, 0, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(272.4,32.47%,30.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(272.4,49.02%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9546,22.9335,-24.8984) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8507,5.0776,13.1894) |