Candy Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #76a274 |
| Complementary Color | #5e8b5c |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (297.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 45.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Candy Violet Color. The Montana Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Long Forgotten Purple (#a1759c) for more calm effect. Try Rebel Rouser as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#5e8b5c is the best complementary color to Candy Violet. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #895d8b complementary color is Glade Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #715c8b and #8b5c76. Thus found on the left and right of #895d8b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Candy Violet.
The split-complementary Candy Violet palette consists of #5c8b71 and #768b5c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5e8b5c). Try Spring Leaves and Highland colors in combination with #895d8b, 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 #895d8b offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Candy Violet. Thus Patina and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Candy Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glade Green, Domino, and Lynch split by 90° on the color wheel. #895d8b square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Candy Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#5e8b5c) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Glade Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b885c and #5c5e8b.
In a RGB color space, hex #895d8b is made of 37% red, 25% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Candy Violet has a hue angle of 297.39°, a saturation of 19.83% and a lightness of 45.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #895d8b is made of 0.78% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #895d8b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(137,93,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 25%, 38% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 18.04, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(297.39,19.83%,45.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(297.39,33.09%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.6495,26.0634,-18.307) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8911,15.0111,26.3279) |