Blunt Violet is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #729385 |
| Complementary Color | #6b8d7f |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.55° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Blunt Violet Color. The Aubergine Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Catnip Wood (#6f6066) for more calm effect. Try Mauve Jazz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b8d7f is the best complementary color to Blunt Violet. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8d6c7a complementary color is Viridian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Opium are #8d6b8a and #8d6e6b. Thus found on the left and right of #8d6c7a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Opium colors as they work well with Blunt Violet.
The split-complementary Blunt Violet palette consists of #6b8a8d and #6b8d6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b8d7f). Try Juniper and Laurel colors in combination with #8d6c7a, 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 #8d6c7a offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blunt Violet. Thus Slate Gray and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blunt Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Avocado, and Storm Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8d6c7a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blunt Violet tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#6b8d7f) and two others. The Camouflage Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rum – 120° from the complementary Viridian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #798d6b and #7f6b8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #8d6c7a is made of 38% red, 29% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Blunt Violet has a hue angle of 334.55°, a saturation of 13.25% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8d6c7a is made of 0% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #8d6c7a |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(141,108,122) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 29%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.94, 7.45, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(334.55,13.25%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.55,23.4%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.2441,15.4748,-2.6958) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.8599,17.793,20.8) |