Aristocratic Velvet Color

#980b4a

Aristocratic Velvet is deep, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green

Inverse Color #67f4b5
Complementary Color #0a9859
Color Shade: red magenta (333.19° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 31.96% (better contrasting with white)
Aristocratic Velvet Color Sample
Aristocratic Velvet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #980b4a

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Aristocratic Velvet Color. The Velvet Magic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spiced Purple (#bb1166) for more calm effect. Try Fancy Red Wine as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#0a9859 is the best complementary color to Aristocratic Velvet. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #980b4a complementary color is Salem, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Jazzberry Jam are #980a90 and #98120a. Thus found on the left and right of #980b4a on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Violet Eggplant and Totem Pole colors as they work well with Aristocratic Velvet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aristocratic Velvet palette consists of #0a9098 and #0a9812 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#0a9859). Try Blue Chill and Japanese Laurel colors in combination with #980b4a, 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 #980b4a offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Aristocratic Velvet. Thus Venice Blue and Christi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aristocratic Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Salem, Buttered Rum, and Ultramarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #980b4a square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Aristocratic Velvet tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#0a9859) and two others. The Christi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kingfisher Daisy – 120° from the complementary Salem. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #49980a and #590a98.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #980b4a is made of 64% red, 5% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Aristocratic Velvet has a hue angle of 333.19°, a saturation of 86.5% and a lightness of 31.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #980b4a is made of 0% cyan, 55.3% magenta, 30.59% yellow and 40.39% black ink.

HEX #980b4a
RGB Decimal rgb(152,11,74)
RGB Percentage 64%, 5%, 31%
CMYK 0, 55.3, 30.59, 40.39
HSL hsl(333.19,86.5%,31.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(333.19,92.76%,59.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(32.7208,55.9563,3.295)
XYZ xyz(14.3046,7.4092,7.1547)
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