True V is soft, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
Inverse Color | #718d38 |
Complementary Color | #abc672 |
Color Shade: | warm blue (259.76° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 61.37% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to True V Color. The Ube color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lavish Spending (#8469bc) for more calm effect. Try Blue Marguerite as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#abc672 is the best complementary color to True V. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e72c7 complementary color is Wild Willow, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Marguerite are #7280c6 and #b872c6. Thus found on the left and right of #8e72c7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Marguerite and Amethyst colors as they work well with True V.
The split-complementary True V palette consists of #80c672 and #c6b872 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#abc672). Try Mantis and Laser colors in combination with #8e72c7, 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 #8e72c7 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the True V. Thus De York and Antique Brass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True V contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wild Willow, Contessa, and Monte Carlo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e72c7 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. True V tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#abc672) and two others. The Antique Brass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Glacier – 120° from the complementary Wild Willow. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c68e72 and #72abc6.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e72c7 is made of 31% red, 25% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode True V has a hue angle of 259.76°, a saturation of 43.15% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e72c7 is made of 22.35% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black ink.
HEX | #8e72c7 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(142,114,199) |
RGB Percentage | 31%, 25%, 44% |
CMYK | 22.35, 33.33, 0, 21.96 |
HSL | hsl(259.76,43.15%,61.37%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.76,42.71%,78.04%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(53.9302,29.2026,-40.4432) |
XYZ | xyz(27.4814,21.9089,56.8132) |