Bitter Violet Color

#856d9e

Bitter Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #7a9261
Complementary Color #859e6d
Color Shade: warm blue (269.39° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 52.35% (better contrasting with white)
Bitter Violet Color Sample
Bitter Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #856d9e

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Bitter Violet Color. The Ninja Princess color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Passion Flower (#6d5698) for more energetic effect. Try Daylight Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#859e6d is the best complementary color to Bitter Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #856d9e complementary color is Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #6d6d9e and #9d6d9e. Thus found on the left and right of #856d9e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Bitter Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Bitter Violet palette consists of #6d9e6d and #9e9d6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#859e6d). Try Amulet and Gurkha colors in combination with #856d9e, 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 #856d9e 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 Bitter Violet. Thus Oxley and Donkey Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Bitter Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Asparagus, Copper Rose, and Sea Nymph split by 90° on the color wheel. #856d9e square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, yellow green and warm 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. Bitter Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#859e6d) and two others. The Donkey Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lynch – 120° from the complementary Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9e856d and #6d859e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #856d9e is made of 33% red, 27% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Bitter Violet has a hue angle of 269.39°, a saturation of 20.16% and a lightness of 52.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #856d9e is made of 9.8% cyan, 19.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black ink.

HEX #856d9e
RGB Decimal rgb(133,109,158)
RGB Percentage 33%, 27%, 40%
CMYK 9.8, 19.21, 0, 38.04
HSL hsl(269.39,20.16%,52.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(269.39,31.01%,61.96%)
CIE-LAB lab(49.9687,19.4182,-22.9699)
XYZ xyz(21.3131,18.3924,34.7745)
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