Dull Mauve Color

#7d7485

Dull Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #828b7a
Complementary Color #7c8574
Color Shade: violet (271.76° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 48.82% (better contrasting with white)
Dull Mauve Color Sample
Dull Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7d7485

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Dull Mauve Color. The Eccentricity color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Paris Paving (#737274) for more calm effect. Try Gentle Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7c8574 is the best complementary color to Dull Mauve. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7d7485 complementary color is Camouflage Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #747485 and #857484. Thus found on the left and right of #7d7485 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Fedora colors as they work well with Dull Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dull Mauve palette consists of #748574 and #848574 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c8574). Try Xanadu and Bandicoot colors in combination with #7d7485, 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 #7d7485 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 Dull Mauve. Thus Blue Smoke and Squirrel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dull Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Camouflage Green, Spicy Pink, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #7d7485 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan 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. Dull Mauve tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#7c8574) and two others. The Squirrel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Camouflage Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #857d74 and #747c85.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7d7485 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Dull Mauve has a hue angle of 271.76°, a saturation of 6.83% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7d7485 is made of 3.14% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #7d7485
RGB Decimal rgb(125,116,133)
RGB Percentage 33%, 31%, 36%
CMYK 3.14, 6.67, 0, 47.84
HSL hsl(271.76,6.83%,48.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(271.76,12.78%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1496,6.8997,-8.0431)
XYZ xyz(18.9365,18.5442,24.7716)
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