Valerian is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #60856c |
| Complementary Color | #799f86 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (319.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Valerian Color. The Grape Soda color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Orchid Orchestra (#876281) for more calm effect. Try Burlap Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#799f86 is the best complementary color to Valerian. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9f7a93 complementary color is Oxley, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #98799f and #9f7980. Thus found on the left and right of #9f7a93 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trendy Pink and Bazaar colors as they work well with Valerian.
The split-complementary Valerian palette consists of #799f98 and #809f79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799f86). Try Sea Nymph and Amulet colors in combination with #9f7a93, 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 #9f7a93 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Valerian. Thus Gumbo and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Valerian contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Oxley, Gurkha, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f7a93 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Valerian tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#799f86) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kimberly – 120° from the complementary Oxley. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #939f79 and #86799f.
In a RGB color space, hex #9f7a93 is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Valerian has a hue angle of 319.46°, a saturation of 16.16% and a lightness of 55.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f7a93 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 4.7% yellow and 37.65% black ink.
| HEX | #9f7a93 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(159,122,147) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 29%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 4.7, 37.65 |
| HSL | hsl(319.46,16.16%,55.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(319.46,23.27%,62.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.4785,18.6442,-7.9385) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5241,23.3966,30.7218) |