Velvet Mauve Color

#692b57

Velvet Mauve is soft, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #96d4a8
Complementary Color #2b683d
Color Shade: warm magenta (317.42° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Velvet Mauve Color Sample
Velvet Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #692b57

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Mauve Color. The Club Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Wine (#8c3573) for more energetic effect. Try Sister Loganberry Frost as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#2b683d is the best complementary color to Velvet Mauve. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #692b57 complementary color is Killarney, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Finn are #5c2b68 and #682b37. Thus found on the left and right of #692b57 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bossanova and Buccaneer colors as they work well with Velvet Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Velvet Mauve palette consists of #2b685c and #37682b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2b683d). Try Casal and Woodland colors in combination with #692b57, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #692b57 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Mauve. Thus Casal and Woodland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Velvet Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Costa Del Sol, and Rhino split by 90° on the color wheel. #692b57 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#2b683d) and two others. The Woodland is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jacarta – 120° from the complementary Killarney. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #56682b and #3c2b68.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #692b57 is made of 45% red, 18% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Mauve has a hue angle of 317.42°, a saturation of 41.89% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #692b57 is made of 0% cyan, 24.32% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 58.82% black ink.

HEX #692b57
RGB Decimal rgb(105,43,87)
RGB Percentage 45%, 18%, 37%
CMYK 0, 24.32, 7.06, 58.82
HSL hsl(317.42,41.89%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(317.42,59.05%,41.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(27.897,33.5916,-13.3918)
XYZ xyz(8.4099,5.4191,9.6196)
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