Chinese Violet Color

#835e81

Chinese Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #7ca17e
Complementary Color #5e8360
Color Shade: mid magenta (303.24° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 44.12% (better contrasting with white)
Chinese Violet Color Sample
Chinese Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #835e81

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Chinese Violet Color. The Fedora color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Drama Queen (#a37298) for more energetic effect. Try Burnt Ash as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#5e8360 is the best complementary color to Chinese Violet. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #835e81 complementary color is Glade Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #725e83 and #835e6e. Thus found on the left and right of #835e81 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Falcon colors as they work well with Chinese Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chinese Violet palette consists of #5e8372 and #6e835e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8360). Try Viridian Green and Highland colors in combination with #835e81, 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 #835e81 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Chinese Violet. Thus Cutty Sark and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chinese Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glade Green, Cement, and Shuttle Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #835e81 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Chinese Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#5e8360) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Comet – 120° from the complementary Glade Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #81835e and #5f5e83.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #835e81 is made of 37% red, 27% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Chinese Violet has a hue angle of 303.24°, a saturation of 16.44% and a lightness of 44.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #835e81 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 48.63% black ink.

HEX #835e81
RGB Decimal rgb(131,94,129)
RGB Percentage 37%, 27%, 36%
CMYK 0, 14.51, 0.78, 48.63
HSL hsl(303.24,16.44%,44.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(303.24,28.24%,51.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(44.8233,21.3289,-13.6157)
XYZ xyz(17.3252,14.4157,22.6382)
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