Mata Hari is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #abb7a6 |
| Complementary Color | #4c5947 |
| Color Shade: | violet (282.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 31.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Mata Hari Color. The Trixter color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Fingerprint (#555356) for more calm effect. Try Tornado Cloud as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4c5947 is the best complementary color to Mata Hari. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #544859 complementary color is Gray Asparagus, 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 Mortar are #4b4759 and #594755. Thus found on the left and right of #544859 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Don Juan colors as they work well with Mata Hari.
The split-complementary Mata Hari palette consists of #47594b and #555947 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4c5947). Try Nandor and Finch colors in combination with #544859, 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 #544859 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 Mata Hari. Thus Nandor and Fuscous Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mata Hari contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Don Juan, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #544859 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. Mata Hari tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4c5947) and two others. The Fuscous Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trout – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #595447 and #474c59.
In a RGB color space, hex #544859 is made of 34% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Mata Hari has a hue angle of 282.35°, a saturation of 10.56% and a lightness of 31.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #544859 is made of 1.96% cyan, 6.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #544859 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(84,72,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 6.66, 0, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(282.35,10.56%,31.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(282.35,19.1%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.349,8.6638,-8.1764) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.7767,7.2408,10.4389) |