Art Nouveau Violet is pale, 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 | #5f766b |
| Complementary Color | #88a094 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (331.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 58.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Art Nouveau Violet Color. The Wiped Out color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Who-Dun-It (#8b7181) for more calm effect. Try Upper Crust as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#88a094 is the best complementary color to Art Nouveau Violet. 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 #a08994 complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #a0889f and #a08988. Thus found on the left and right of #a08994 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Venus and Pharlap colors as they work well with Art Nouveau Violet.
The split-complementary Art Nouveau Violet palette consists of #889fa0 and #88a089 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#88a094). Try Granny Smith and Envy colors in combination with #a08994, 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 #a08994 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 Art Nouveau Violet. Thus Regent Gray and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Art Nouveau Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Sage, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #a08994 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Art Nouveau Violet tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#88a094) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mamba – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #93a088 and #9488a0.
In a RGB color space, hex #a08994 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Art Nouveau Violet has a hue angle of 331.3°, a saturation of 10.8% and a lightness of 58.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a08994 is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 37.25% black ink.
| HEX | #a08994 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(160,137,148) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 4.71, 37.25 |
| HSL | hsl(331.3,10.8%,58.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(331.3,14.38%,62.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4371,10.6257,-2.6419) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7882,27.503,31.8083) |