Wonder Violet Color

#a085a6

Wonder Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #5f7a59
Complementary Color #8ba685
Color Shade: cool magenta (289.09° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.63% (better contrasting with white)
Wonder Violet Color Sample
Wonder Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a085a6

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Wonder Violet Color. The Smokey Lilac color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lavender Crystal (#936a98) for more energetic effect. Try Beauty as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8ba685 is the best complementary color to Wonder Violet. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a085a6 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #8f85a6 and #a6859b. Thus found on the left and right of #a085a6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Bouquet colors as they work well with Wonder Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Wonder Violet palette consists of #85a68f and #9ba685 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8ba685). Try Envy and Sage colors in combination with #a085a6, 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 #a085a6 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wonder Violet. Thus Cascade and Tallow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Wonder Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Pharlap, and Regent Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a085a6 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Wonder Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#8ba685) and two others. The Tallow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a6a085 and #858ba6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a085a6 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Wonder Violet has a hue angle of 289.09°, a saturation of 15.64% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a085a6 is made of 2.35% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.9% black ink.

HEX #a085a6
RGB Decimal rgb(160,133,166)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 36%
CMYK 2.35, 12.94, 0, 34.9
HSL hsl(289.09,15.64%,58.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(289.09,19.88%,65.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(58.976,16.3789,-13.6349)
XYZ xyz(29.7677,27.0018,39.7193)
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