Delicate Violet Color

#8c8da8

Delicate Violet 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 #737257
Complementary Color #a8a78c
Color Shade: cool blue (237.86° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 60.39% (better contrasting with white)
Delicate Violet Color Sample
Delicate Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c8da8

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Delicate Violet Color. The Kimono Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spun Pearl (#a2a1ac) for more calm effect. Try Amethyst Haze as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a8a78c is the best complementary color to Delicate Violet. 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 #8c8da8 complementary color is Tallow, 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 Manatee are #8c9ba8 and #998ca8. Thus found on the left and right of #8c8da8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Regent Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Delicate Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Delicate Violet palette consists of #9ba88c and #a8998c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a8a78c). Try Sage and Zorba colors in combination with #8c8da8, 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 #8c8da8 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 Delicate Violet. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Delicate Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tallow, Dusty Gray, and Envy split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c8da8 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. Delicate Violet tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a8a78c) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Tallow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a88c8d and #8ca8a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c8da8 is made of 31% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Delicate Violet has a hue angle of 237.86°, a saturation of 13.86% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c8da8 is made of 10.98% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.12% black ink.

HEX #8c8da8
RGB Decimal rgb(140,141,168)
RGB Percentage 31%, 31%, 37%
CMYK 10.98, 10.59, 0, 34.12
HSL hsl(237.86,13.86%,60.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(237.86,16.67%,65.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.3907,5.3712,-14.3221)
XYZ xyz(27.408,27.4524,40.9001)
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