Chalk Violet Color

#8f7da5

Chalk Violet is pale, 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 #70825a
Complementary Color #93a57c
Color Shade: warm blue (267° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 56.86% (better contrasting with white)
Chalk Violet Color Sample
Chalk Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8f7da5

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Chalk Violet Color. The Alienator Grey color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Delectable (#9a92a7) for more calm effect. Try Lilac Blossom as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#93a57c is the best complementary color to Chalk Violet. 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 #8f7da5 complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #7c7ea5 and #a37ca5. Thus found on the left and right of #8f7da5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Chalk Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Chalk Violet palette consists of #7ea57c and #a5a37c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#93a57c). Try Amulet and Hillary colors in combination with #8f7da5, 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 #8f7da5 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 Chalk Violet. Thus Bay Leaf and Donkey Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Chalk Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Pharlap, and Gumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #8f7da5 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Chalk Violet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#93a57c) and two others. The Donkey Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gumbo – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a58f7c and #7c93a5.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8f7da5 is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Chalk Violet has a hue angle of 267°, a saturation of 18.18% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8f7da5 is made of 8.63% cyan, 15.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.29% black ink.

HEX #8f7da5
RGB Decimal rgb(143,125,165)
RGB Percentage 33%, 29%, 38%
CMYK 8.63, 15.69, 0, 35.29
HSL hsl(267,18.18%,56.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(267,24.24%,64.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(55.3018,14.9466,-18.7835)
XYZ xyz(25.4528,23.2235,38.7384)
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