Victorian Iris is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #929a81 |
| Complementary Color | #757d65 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 44.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Iris Color. The Baroque Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Relic (#88789b) for more energetic effect. Try Windsor Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#757d65 is the best complementary color to Victorian Iris. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6d657e complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Dolphin are #65697d and #79657d. Thus found on the left and right of #6d657e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shuttle Gray and Rum colors as they work well with Victorian Iris.
The split-complementary Victorian Iris palette consists of #697d65 and #7d7965 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#757d65). Try Willow Grove and Pablo colors in combination with #6d657e, 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 #6d657e offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Victorian Iris. Thus Viridian Green and Sand Dune giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victorian Iris contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Falcon, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #6d657e square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victorian Iris tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#757d65) and two others. The Sand Dune is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d6d65 and #65757d.
In a RGB color space, hex #6d657e is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian Iris has a hue angle of 259.2°, a saturation of 11.01% and a lightness of 44.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6d657e is made of 6.66% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #6d657e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(109,101,126) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 6.66, 9.8, 0, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(259.2,11.01%,44.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.2,19.84%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.3259,8.5221,-12.7725) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7263,14.0649,21.6773) |