Veiled Violet is pale, 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 | #4e644f |
| Complementary Color | #9ab19b |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (302.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Veiled Violet Color. The Hidcote 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 Lost Lake (#b5adb5) for more calm effect. Try Victorian as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9ab19b is the best complementary color to Veiled Violet. 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 #b19bb0 complementary color is Envy, 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 Shady Lady are #a69ab1 and #b19aa4. Thus found on the left and right of #b19bb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Veiled Violet.
The split-complementary Veiled Violet palette consists of #9ab1a6 and #a4b19a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9ab19b). Try Pewter and Bud colors in combination with #b19bb0, 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 #b19bb0 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 Veiled Violet. Thus Hit Gray and Taupe Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Veiled Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Bronco, and Gray Chateau split by 90° on the color wheel. #b19bb0 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. Veiled Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#9ab19b) and two others. The Taupe Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b0b19a and #9b9ab1.
In a RGB color space, hex #b19bb0 is made of 35% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Veiled Violet has a hue angle of 302.73°, a saturation of 12.36% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b19bb0 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 30.59% black ink.
| HEX | #b19bb0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,155,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 0.39, 30.59 |
| HSL | hsl(302.73,12.36%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(302.73,12.43%,69.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.4621,11.8956,-7.9185) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.6893,35.9244,46.022) |