Antique Viola 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 | #6d7459 |
| Complementary Color | #9ea58b |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (255.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Antique Viola Color. The Smashed Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grape Parfait (#8677a9) for more energetic effect. Try Morning Mist Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ea58b is the best complementary color to Antique Viola. 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 #928ba6 complementary color is Sage, 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 Manatee are #8b91a5 and #9f8ba5. Thus found on the left and right of #928ba6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Antique Viola.
The split-complementary Antique Viola palette consists of #91a58b and #a59f8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ea58b). Try Envy and Gray Olive colors in combination with #928ba6, 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 #928ba6 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 Antique Viola. Thus Envy and Zorba giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Antique Viola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Dusty Gray, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #928ba6 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. Antique Viola tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#9ea58b) and two others. The Zorba is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Regent Gray – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5928b and #8b9ea5.
In a RGB color space, hex #928ba6 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Antique Viola has a hue angle of 255.56°, a saturation of 13.17% and a lightness of 59.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #928ba6 is made of 7.85% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.
| HEX | #928ba6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,139,166) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.85, 10.59, 0, 34.9 |
| HSL | hsl(255.56,13.17%,59.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255.56,16.27%,65.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.278,8.0981,-13.3035) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9696,27.3294,39.8773) |