Cadmium Violet is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #80c167 |
| Complementary Color | #56983e |
| Color Shade: | violet (283.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Cadmium Violet Color. The Amaranth Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called True Purple (#65318e) for more energetic effect. Try Dark Pansy as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#56983e is the best complementary color to Cadmium Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7f3e98 complementary color is Apple, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Vivid Violet are #523e98 and #983e83. Thus found on the left and right of #7f3e98 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gigas and Rouge colors as they work well with Cadmium Violet.
The split-complementary Cadmium Violet palette consists of #3e9852 and #83983e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#56983e). Try Chateau Green and Sycamore colors in combination with #7f3e98, 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 #7f3e98 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 Cadmium Violet. Thus Ocean Green and Sycamore giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cadmium Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Apple, Sepia Skin, and Calypso split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f3e98 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cadmium Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#56983e) and two others. The Sycamore is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chambray – 120° from the complementary Apple. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #987f3e and #3e5698.
In a RGB color space, hex #7f3e98 is made of 37% red, 18% green and 45% blue. In a HSL mode Cadmium Violet has a hue angle of 283.33°, a saturation of 42.06% and a lightness of 41.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f3e98 is made of 9.81% cyan, 35.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #7f3e98 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(127,62,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 18%, 45% |
| CMYK | 9.81, 35.3, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(283.33,42.06%,41.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(283.33,59.21%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.242,43.0929,-37.8083) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1425,10.2243,30.8284) |