Soul Train is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #a7b8a1 |
| Complementary Color | #4d5e47 |
| Color Shade: | violet (284.35° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.35% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Soul Train Color. The Purple Pennant 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 soft alternative called Gravel (#4a444b) for more calm effect. Try Violet Black as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4d5e47 is the best complementary color to Soul Train. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #58475e complementary color is Axolotl, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #4c475e and #5e4758. Thus found on the left and right of #58475e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Eggplant colors as they work well with Soul Train.
The split-complementary Soul Train palette consists of #475e4c and #585e47 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4d5e47). Try Nandor and Finch colors in combination with #58475e, 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 #58475e 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 Soul Train. Thus Mineral Green and Soya Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soul Train contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Axolotl, Kabul, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #58475e square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soul Train tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4d5e47) and two others. The Soya Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and River Bed – 120° from the complementary Axolotl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5e5847 and #474d5e.
In a RGB color space, hex #58475e is made of 35% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Soul Train has a hue angle of 284.35°, a saturation of 13.94% and a lightness of 32.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #58475e is made of 2.35% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #58475e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(88,71,94) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 37% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 9.02, 0, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(284.35,13.94%,32.35%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(284.35,24.47%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.6773,11.9954,-10.8271) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2981,7.3893,11.5786) |