Victorian is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #677068 |
| Complementary Color | #8e988f |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (306.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 57.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Color. The Veiled Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Radiant Lilac (#a489a0) for more energetic effect. Try Lepidolite Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8e988f is the best complementary color to Victorian. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #988f97 complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #948e98 and #988e92. Thus found on the left and right of #988f97 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Venus colors as they work well with Victorian.
The split-complementary Victorian palette consists of #8e9894 and #92988e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8e988f). Try Mantle and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #988f97, 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 #988f97 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Victorian. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victorian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Zorba, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #988f97 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victorian tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#8e988f) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #97988e and #8f8e98.
In a RGB color space, hex #988f97 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian has a hue angle of 306.67°, a saturation of 4.19% and a lightness of 57.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #988f97 is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #988f97 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,143,151) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 0.39, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(306.67,4.19%,57.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(306.67,5.92%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.3866,4.8491,-3.0412) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3573,28.5547,33.2952) |