Magic Dust Color

#817c85

Magic Dust 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 #7e837a
Complementary Color #80857b
Color Shade: violet (273.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50.39% (better contrasting with white)
Magic Dust Color Sample
Magic Dust Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #817c85

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Magic Dust Color. The Purple Sage color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vintage (#847592) for more energetic effect. Try Alter Ego as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#80857b is the best complementary color to Magic Dust. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #817c85 complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #7c7b85 and #857b84. Thus found on the left and right of #817c85 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jumbo and Monsoon colors as they work well with Magic Dust.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Magic Dust palette consists of #7b857c and #84857b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#80857b). Try Xanadu and Bitter colors in combination with #817c85, 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 #817c85 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 Magic Dust. Thus Gunsmoke and Friar Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Magic Dust contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Hurricane, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #817c85 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. Magic Dust tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#80857b) and two others. The Friar Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #85817b and #7b8085.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #817c85 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Magic Dust has a hue angle of 273.33°, a saturation of 3.56% and a lightness of 50.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #817c85 is made of 1.57% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black ink.

HEX #817c85
RGB Decimal rgb(129,124,133)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 1.57, 3.53, 0, 47.84
HSL hsl(273.33,3.56%,50.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(273.33,6.77%,52.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.7033,3.6914,-4.2102)
XYZ xyz(20.4946,20.7759,25.1203)
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