African Violet is calm, 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 | #4f7a48 |
| Complementary Color | #8cb785 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.6° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.96% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to African Violet Color. The Court Jester color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Faded Purple (#916e99) for more calm effect. Try Tea Towel as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8cb785 is the best complementary color to African 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 #b085b7 complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #9685b7 and #b785a5. Thus found on the left and right of #b085b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with African Violet.
The split-complementary African Violet palette consists of #85b796 and #a5b785 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb785). Try Acapulco and Swamp Green colors in combination with #b085b7, 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 #b085b7 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 African Violet. Thus Gulf Stream and Mongoose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of African Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Quicksand, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b085b7 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. African Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#8cb785) and two others. The Mongoose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Blue Yonder – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7af85 and #858cb7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b085b7 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode African Violet has a hue angle of 291.6°, a saturation of 25.77% and a lightness of 61.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b085b7 is made of 2.74% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b085b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(176,133,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 19.6, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(291.6,25.77%,61.96%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.6,27.32%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.1541,25.2722,-19.8672) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8393,29.4241,48.6429) |