Perle Noir is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b0b2ae |
| Complementary Color | #4e514d |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (270° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Perle Noir Color. The Sovereign color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Professor Plum (#393540) for more energetic effect. Try Persian Prince as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#4e514d is the best complementary color to Perle Noir. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4f4d51 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gravel are #4d4d51 and #514d50. Thus found on the left and right of #4f4d51 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Abbey and Emperor colors as they work well with Perle Noir.
The split-complementary Perle Noir palette consists of #4d514d and #50514d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e514d). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #4f4d51, 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 #4f4d51 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 Perle Noir. Thus Nandor and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Perle Noir contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Emperor, and Abbey split by 90° on the color wheel. #4f4d51 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. Perle Noir tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4e514d) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Abbey – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #514f4d and #4d4e51.
In a RGB color space, hex #4f4d51 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Perle Noir has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 2.53% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4f4d51 is made of 0.78% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 68.24% black ink.
| HEX | #4f4d51 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(79,77,81) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 1.56, 0, 68.24 |
| HSL | hsl(270,2.53%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270,4.94%,31.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.0581,1.6931,-2.0729) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3635,7.5641,8.8565) |