Velvet Curtain is pale, 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 | #817a5c |
| Complementary Color | #a39b7e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Curtain Color. The Dark Ages color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Prince (#6b6c89) for more calm effect. Try Dusky Mood as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a39b7e is the best complementary color to Velvet Curtain. 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 #7e85a3 complementary color is Gurkha, 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 Waterloo are #7e97a3 and #897ea3. Thus found on the left and right of #7e85a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Velvet Curtain.
The split-complementary Velvet Curtain palette consists of #97a37e and #a3897e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a39b7e). Try Sage and Pharlap colors in combination with #7e85a3, 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 #7e85a3 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 Velvet Curtain. Thus Amulet and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Curtain contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gurkha, Mountbatten Pink, and Oxley split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e85a3 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. Velvet Curtain tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a39b7e) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Gurkha. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a37e85 and #7ea39b.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e85a3 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Curtain has a hue angle of 228.65°, a saturation of 16.74% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e85a3 is made of 14.51% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black ink.
| HEX | #7e85a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,133,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 14.51, 11.76, 0, 36.08 |
| HSL | hsl(228.65,16.74%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228.65,22.7%,63.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.9423,4.179,-16.7862) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6026,23.855,38.0108) |