Fast Velvet Color

#8b94c7

Fast Velvet is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #746b38
Complementary Color #c7be8b
Color Shade: cool blue (231° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 66.27% (better contrasting with white)
Fast Velvet Color Sample
Fast Velvet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b94c7

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Fast Velvet Color. The Lavender Wash 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 saturated alternative called Amazing Smoke (#6680bb) for more energetic effect. Try Echo Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c7be8b is the best complementary color to Fast Velvet. 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 #8b94c7 complementary color is Yuma, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bell are #8bb2c7 and #a08bc7. Thus found on the left and right of #8b94c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and East Side colors as they work well with Fast Velvet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fast Velvet palette consists of #b2c78b and #c7a08b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7be8b). Try Pine Glade and Oriental Pink colors in combination with #8b94c7, 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 #8b94c7 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 Fast Velvet. Thus De York and Oriental Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fast Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Yuma, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b94c7 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green 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. Fast Velvet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c7be8b) and two others. The Oriental Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Half Baked – 120° from the complementary Yuma. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c78b93 and #8bc7bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b94c7 is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Fast Velvet has a hue angle of 231°, a saturation of 34.88% and a lightness of 66.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b94c7 is made of 23.53% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.

HEX #8b94c7
RGB Decimal rgb(139,148,199)
RGB Percentage 29%, 30%, 41%
CMYK 23.53, 20, 0, 21.96
HSL hsl(231,34.88%,66.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(231,30.15%,78.04%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.3319,8.5457,-27.3627)
XYZ xyz(31.5462,30.7923,58.3137)
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