Violet Aura is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #7c745b |
| Complementary Color | #a39c83 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Aura Color. The Shining Knight 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 Blue Granite (#717388) for more calm effect. Try Colony Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a39c83 is the best complementary color to Violet Aura. 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 #838ba4 complementary color is Tallow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #839ba3 and #8b83a3. Thus found on the left and right of #838ba4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Granny Smith and Manatee colors as they work well with Violet Aura.
The split-complementary Violet Aura palette consists of #9ba383 and #a38b83 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a39c83). Try Sage and Pharlap colors in combination with #838ba4, 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 #838ba4 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 Violet Aura. Thus Amulet and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Aura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tallow, Mountbatten Pink, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #838ba4 square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violet Aura tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a39c83) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Tallow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a3838a and #83a39b.
In a RGB color space, hex #838ba4 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Aura has a hue angle of 225.45°, a saturation of 15.35% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #838ba4 is made of 12.94% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #838ba4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(131,139,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 12.94, 9.8, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(225.45,15.35%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.45,20.12%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.0094,2.6022,-14.1924) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2935,25.9709,38.8017) |