Velvet Crest is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #6d6e43 |
| Complementary Color | #bbbc91 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (241.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Velvet Crest Color. The Bright Zenith color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magic Moment (#757caf) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Rhapsody as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bbbc91 is the best complementary color to Velvet Crest. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9291bc complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wild Blue Yonder are #91a5bc and #a791bc. Thus found on the left and right of #9291bc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Velvet Crest.
The split-complementary Velvet Crest palette consists of #a5bc91 and #bca791 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbbc91). Try Swamp Green and Indian Khaki colors in combination with #9291bc, 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 #9291bc offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Velvet Crest. Thus Norway and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Velvet Crest contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9291bc square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Velvet Crest tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#bbbc91) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bc9291 and #91bbbc.
In a RGB color space, hex #9291bc is made of 30% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Velvet Crest has a hue angle of 241.4°, a saturation of 24.29% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9291bc is made of 16.48% cyan, 16.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #9291bc |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,145,188) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.48, 16.87, 0, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(241.4,24.29%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(241.4,22.87%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.6479,9.6939,-22.1833) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0566,29.9926,51.7293) |