Victorian Valentine is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #51955e |
| Complementary Color | #69ae77 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (311.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Valentine Color. The Antique Fuchsia color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunset Horizon (#ba87aa) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Quartz as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#69ae77 is the best complementary color to Victorian Valentine. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae6aa1 complementary color is Aqua Forest, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #9969ae and #ae697e. Thus found on the left and right of #ae6aa1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Turkish Rose colors as they work well with Victorian Valentine.
The split-complementary Victorian Valentine palette consists of #69ae99 and #7eae69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69ae77). Try Silver Tree and Chelsea Cucumber colors in combination with #ae6aa1, 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 #ae6aa1 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Victorian Valentine. Thus Hippie Blue and Green Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victorian Valentine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Aqua Forest, Teak, and Wild Blue Yonder split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae6aa1 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victorian Valentine tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#69ae77) and two others. The Green Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deluge – 120° from the complementary Aqua Forest. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a0ae69 and #7769ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae6aa1 is made of 39% red, 24% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian Valentine has a hue angle of 311.47°, a saturation of 29.57% and a lightness of 54.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae6aa1 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae6aa1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,106,161) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 24%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 26.67, 5.1, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(311.47,29.57%,54.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(311.47,39.08%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.8994,35.4813,-18.3042) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0426,21.8799,36.4108) |