Garden Violets is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #7d8866 |
| Complementary Color | #8e9976 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 53.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Garden Violets Color. The Miracle color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Paisley (#726f7e) for more calm effect. Try Gentle Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8e9976 is the best complementary color to Garden Violets. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #827799 complementary color is Battleship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Waterloo are #767c99 and #937699. Thus found on the left and right of #827799 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Waterloo and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Garden Violets.
The split-complementary Garden Violets palette consists of #7c9976 and #999376 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e9976). Try Laurel and Gurkha colors in combination with #827799, 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 #827799 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Garden Violets. Thus Oxley and Almond Frost giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Garden Violets contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Battleship Gray, Bazaar, and Juniper split by 90° on the color wheel. #827799 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Garden Violets tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#8e9976) and two others. The Almond Frost is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Slate Gray – 120° from the complementary Battleship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #998276 and #768e99.
In a RGB color space, hex #827799 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Garden Violets has a hue angle of 259.41°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #827799 is made of 9.02% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black ink.
| HEX | #827799 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,119,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 13.33, 0, 40 |
| HSL | hsl(259.41,14.29%,53.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.41,22.22%,60%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.1068,11.3356,-16.7919) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5525,20.2394,32.9076) |