Ash Violet Color

#9695a4

Ash Violet 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 #696a5b
Complementary Color #a3a495
Color Shade: mid blue (244° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.37% (better contrasting with white)
Ash Violet Color Sample
Ash Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9695a4

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Ash Violet Color. The Canyon Cloud color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Love-Struck Chinchilla (#aeaeb7) for more calm effect. Try Buffed Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#a3a495 is the best complementary color to Ash Violet. 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 #9695a4 complementary color is Lemon Grass, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #959ba4 and #9d95a4. Thus found on the left and right of #9695a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Ash Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ash Violet palette consists of #9ba495 and #a49d95 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3a495). Try Lemon Grass and Zorba colors in combination with #9695a4, 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 #9695a4 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 Ash Violet. Thus Mantle and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ash Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9695a4 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Ash Violet tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a3a495) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a49695 and #95a3a4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9695a4 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ash Violet has a hue angle of 244°, a saturation of 7.61% and a lightness of 61.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9695a4 is made of 5.49% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.

HEX #9695a4
RGB Decimal rgb(150,149,164)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 5.49, 5.88, 0, 35.69
HSL hsl(244,7.61%,61.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(244,9.15%,64.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.2189,3.3801,-7.7286)
XYZ xyz(30.026,30.6593,39.4572)
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