Midnight Violet is calm, 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 | #958a52 |
| Complementary Color | #ada26a |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (230.15° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.71% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Midnight Violet Color. The Blue Iris color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Luxury (#818eb1) for more calm effect. Try Persian Plush as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ada26a is the best complementary color to Midnight Violet. 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 #6a75ad complementary color is Green Smoke, 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 Scampi are #6a96ad and #806aad. Thus found on the left and right of #6a75ad on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda Gray and Deluge colors as they work well with Midnight Violet.
The split-complementary Midnight Violet palette consists of #96ad6a and #ad806a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ada26a). Try Green Smoke and Sandal colors in combination with #6a75ad, 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 #6a75ad 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 Midnight Violet. Thus Chelsea Cucumber and Coral Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Midnight Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Tapestry, and Aqua Forest split by 90° on the color wheel. #6a75ad 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. Midnight Violet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ada26a) and two others. The Coral Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Breaker Bay – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ad6a75 and #6aada2.
In a RGB color space, hex #6a75ad is made of 27% red, 30% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Midnight Violet has a hue angle of 230.15°, a saturation of 29% and a lightness of 54.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6a75ad is made of 26.27% cyan, 21.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #6a75ad |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(106,117,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 30%, 44% |
| CMYK | 26.27, 21.96, 0, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(230.15,29%,54.71%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(230.15,38.73%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.457,10.1873,-31.1442) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.848,18.8039,42.1186) |