Violet Mix Color

#aca8cd

Violet Mix is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #535732
Complementary Color #c9cda8
Color Shade: mid blue (246.49° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.14% (better contrasting with white)
Violet Mix Color Sample
Violet Mix Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #aca8cd

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Mix Color. The Butterfly Garden color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pax (#c8c6da) for more calm effect. Try Gregorio Garden as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c9cda8 is the best complementary color to Violet Mix. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #aca8cd complementary color is Thistle Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #a8b6cd and #bea8cd. Thus found on the left and right of #aca8cd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and London Hue colors as they work well with Violet Mix.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Violet Mix palette consists of #b6cda8 and #cdbea8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9cda8). Try Coriander and Coral Reef colors in combination with #aca8cd, 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 #aca8cd offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Mix. Thus Spring Rain and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Violet Mix contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Thistle Green, Lily, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #aca8cd square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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. Violet Mix tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#c9cda8) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Thistle Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cdaca8 and #a8c9cd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #aca8cd is made of 32% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Mix has a hue angle of 246.49°, a saturation of 27.01% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aca8cd is made of 12.94% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #aca8cd
RGB Decimal rgb(172,168,205)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 38%
CMYK 12.94, 14.51, 0, 19.61
HSL hsl(246.49,27.01%,73.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(246.49,18.05%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.3044,8.9429,-18.2884)
XYZ xyz(42.0353,41.1837,63.4914)
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