Clematis Color

#7e6596

Clematis 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 #819a69
Complementary Color #7c9665
Color Shade: violet (270.61° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.22% (better contrasting with white)
Clematis Color Sample
Clematis Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7e6596

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Clematis Color. The Captivated color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Chalk Violet (#8f7da5) for more calm effect. Try Plummy as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#7c9665 is the best complementary color to Clematis. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e6596 complementary color is Highland, 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 Trendy Pink are #656596 and #966595. Thus found on the left and right of #7e6596 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Clematis.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Clematis palette consists of #659665 and #959665 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7c9665). Try Highland and Avocado colors in combination with #7e6596, 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 #7e6596 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 Clematis. Thus Viridian Green and Cement giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Clematis contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Copper Rose, and Patina split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e6596 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. Clematis tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#7c9665) and two others. The Cement is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lynch – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #967e65 and #657c96.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7e6596 is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Clematis has a hue angle of 270.61°, a saturation of 19.52% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e6596 is made of 9.41% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.

HEX #7e6596
RGB Decimal rgb(126,101,150)
RGB Percentage 33%, 27%, 40%
CMYK 9.41, 19.21, 0, 41.18
HSL hsl(270.61,19.52%,49.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270.61,32.67%,58.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(46.9022,20.002,-23.0392)
XYZ xyz(18.7629,15.945,30.9429)
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