French Violet is deep, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #77f931 |
| Complementary Color | #4bcd06 |
| Color Shade: | violet (279° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to French Violet Color. The Vibrant Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Vivid Violet (#9f00ff) for more energetic effect. Try Chinese Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4bcd06 is the best complementary color to French Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8806ce complementary color is Harlequin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Electric Violet are #2306cd and #cd06b0. Thus found on the left and right of #8806ce on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Dark Blue and Hollywood Cerise colors as they work well with French Violet.
The split-complementary French Violet palette consists of #06cd24 and #afcd06 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4bcd06). Try Malachite and Rio Grande colors in combination with #8806ce, 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 #8806ce 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 French Violet. Thus Caribbean Green and Pirate Gold giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Harlequin, Milano Red, and Cerulean split by 90° on the color wheel. #8806ce square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#4bcd06) and two others. The Pirate Gold is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Science Blue – 120° from the complementary Harlequin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cd8806 and #064ccd.
In a RGB color space, hex #8806ce is made of 39% red, 2% green and 59% blue. In a HSL mode French Violet has a hue angle of 279°, a saturation of 94.34% and a lightness of 41.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8806ce is made of 27.45% cyan, 78.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black ink.
| HEX | #8806ce |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,6,206) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 2%, 59% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 78.43, 0, 19.22 |
| HSL | hsl(279,94.34%,41.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(279,97.09%,80.78%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.5187,73.3001,-70.9282) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.359,9.8207,59.1624) |