Viola is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #699142 |
| Complementary Color | #95bd6e |
| Color Shade: | violet (270.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Viola Color. The Purple Mountains’ Majesty color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lilac Purple (#a183c0) for more calm effect. Try Liberal Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#95bd6e is the best complementary color to Viola. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #966ebd complementary color is Olivine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Wisteria are #6e6ebd and #bd6ebc. Thus found on the left and right of #966ebd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Marguerite and Fuchsia Pink colors as they work well with Viola.
The split-complementary Viola palette consists of #6ebd6e and #bcbd6e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95bd6e). Try Fern and Gimblet colors in combination with #966ebd, 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 #966ebd offers a combination of cool green and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Viola. Thus Silver Tree and Muddy Waters giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Viola contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Contessa, and Neptune split by 90° on the color wheel. #966ebd square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Viola tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#95bd6e) and two others. The Muddy Waters is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Cove – 120° from the complementary Olivine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bd966e and #6e95bd.
In a RGB color space, hex #966ebd is made of 33% red, 24% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Viola has a hue angle of 270.38°, a saturation of 37.44% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #966ebd is made of 15.3% cyan, 30.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black ink.
| HEX | #966ebd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(150,110,189) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 24%, 42% |
| CMYK | 15.3, 30.98, 0, 25.88 |
| HSL | hsl(270.38,37.44%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(270.38,41.8%,74.12%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.2871,31.402,-35.675) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3389,21.31,50.8164) |