Superstitious Color

#ac91b5

Superstitious is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange

Inverse Color #536e4a
Complementary Color #9ab491
Color Shade: violet (285° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.92% (better contrasting with white)
Superstitious Color Sample
Superstitious Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ac91b5

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Superstitious Color. The Purple Chalk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Violet Persuasion (#927b97) for more calm effect. Try Bellflower Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#9ab491 is the best complementary color to Superstitious. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ac91b5 complementary color is Norway, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #9a91b4 and #b491ab. Thus found on the left and right of #ac91b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Superstitious.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Superstitious palette consists of #91b49a and #abb491 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab491). Try Summer Green and Locust colors in combination with #ac91b5, 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 #ac91b5 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Superstitious. Thus Summer Green and Heathered Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Superstitious contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Thatch, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #ac91b5 square combo is a palette of violet, warm red, yellow 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. Superstitious tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#9ab491) and two others. The Heathered Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b4ab91 and #919ab4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ac91b5 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Superstitious has a hue angle of 285°, a saturation of 19.57% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ac91b5 is made of 3.53% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.

HEX #ac91b5
RGB Decimal rgb(172,145,181)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 36%
CMYK 3.53, 14.12, 0, 29.02
HSL hsl(285,19.57%,63.92%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(285,19.89%,70.98%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.6374,16.7457,-15.006)
XYZ xyz(35.4791,32.3576,48.0918)
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