American Violet is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #aae473 |
| Complementary Color | #528b1b |
| Color Shade: | violet (270.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to American Violet Color. The Sapphire Siren color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Honey Flower (#4f1c70) for more calm effect. Try Obsidian Shell as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#528b1b is the best complementary color to American Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #551b8c complementary color is Vida Loca, 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 Daisy Bush are #1c1b8b and #8b1b8a. Thus found on the left and right of #551b8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jacksons Purple and Violet Eggplant colors as they work well with American Violet.
The split-complementary American Violet palette consists of #1b8b1c and #8a8b1b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#528b1b). Try Forest Green and Trendy Green colors in combination with #551b8c, 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 #551b8c 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 American Violet. Thus Eucalyptus and Rope giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of American Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Vida Loca, Old Brick, and Elm split by 90° on the color wheel. #551b8c 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. American Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#528b1b) and two others. The Rope is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blumine – 120° from the complementary Vida Loca. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b541b and #1b528b.
In a RGB color space, hex #551b8c is made of 34% red, 11% green and 56% blue. In a HSL mode American Violet has a hue angle of 270.8°, a saturation of 67.66% and a lightness of 32.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #551b8c is made of 21.57% cyan, 44.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.1% black ink.
| HEX | #551b8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(85,27,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 11%, 56% |
| CMYK | 21.57, 44.31, 0, 45.1 |
| HSL | hsl(270.8,67.66%,32.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270.8,80.71%,54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.5893,47.5459,-51.1417) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8719,4.6086,25.2329) |