Velvet Morning is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #9f9772 |
| Complementary Color | #8d8560 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Morning Color. The Soulful Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Country Blue (#717f9b) for more calm effect. Try Waterloo as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d8560 is the best complementary color to Velvet Morning. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #60688d complementary color is Clay Creek, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waikawa Gray are #607e8d and #6e608d. Thus found on the left and right of #60688d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lynch and Rum colors as they work well with Velvet Morning.
The split-complementary Velvet Morning palette consists of #7e8d60 and #8d6e60 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d8560). Try Avocado and Cement colors in combination with #60688d, 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 #60688d offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Morning. Thus Highland and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Morning contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Creek, Strikemaster, and Viridian Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #60688d square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Morning tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#8d8560) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Clay Creek. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d6067 and #608d85.
In a RGB color space, hex #60688d is made of 28% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Morning has a hue angle of 229.33°, a saturation of 18.99% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #60688d is made of 17.64% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #60688d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(96,104,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 17.64, 14.51, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(229.33,18.99%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.33,31.91%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.675,6.1371,-21.3372) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.5819,14.3105,27.193) |