Benevolence is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #96b688 |
| Complementary Color | #577748 |
| Color Shade: | violet (281.74° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Benevolence Color. The Petal Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Bloom (#544258) for more calm effect. Try Swiss Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#577748 is the best complementary color to Benevolence. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #694977 complementary color is Dingley, 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 Mulled Wine are #514877 and #77486e. Thus found on the left and right of #694977 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Benevolence.
The split-complementary Benevolence palette consists of #487751 and #6e7748 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#577748). Try Hippie Green and Dingley colors in combination with #694977, 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 #694977 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 Benevolence. Thus Como and Tobacco Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Benevolence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Dingley, Roman Coffee, and Blue Bayoux split by 90° on the color wheel. #694977 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. Benevolence tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#577748) and two others. The Tobacco Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bayoux – 120° from the complementary Dingley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #776848 and #485777.
In a RGB color space, hex #694977 is made of 35% red, 25% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Benevolence has a hue angle of 281.74°, a saturation of 23.96% and a lightness of 37.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #694977 is made of 5.49% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black ink.
| HEX | #694977 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,73,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 25%, 40% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 18.04, 0, 53.33 |
| HSL | hsl(281.74,23.96%,37.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(281.74,38.66%,46.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.1766,22.6725,-21.0149) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.538,9.1003,18.6012) |