Violet Velvet is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #4e6326 |
| Complementary Color | #c3d99c |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Velvet Color. The Grape Illusion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Middy's Purple (#aa8ed6) for more energetic effect. Try Perfume as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3d99c is the best complementary color to Violet Velvet. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b19cd9 complementary color is Deco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cold Purple are #9ca5d9 and #cf9cd9. Thus found on the left and right of #b19cd9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cold Purple and Light Wisteria colors as they work well with Violet Velvet.
The split-complementary Violet Velvet palette consists of #a5d99c and #d9cf9c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3d99c). Try Moss Green and Winter Hazel colors in combination with #b19cd9, 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 #b19cd9 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Velvet. Thus Vista Blue and Cameo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Deco, Can Can, and Aqua Island split by 90° on the color wheel. #b19cd9 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Violet Velvet tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c3d99c) and two others. The Cameo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aqua Island – 120° from the complementary Deco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9b19c and #9cc3d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b19cd9 is made of 32% red, 28% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Velvet has a hue angle of 260.66°, a saturation of 44.53% and a lightness of 73.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b19cd9 is made of 15.69% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #b19cd9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,156,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 28%, 39% |
| CMYK | 15.69, 23.92, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(260.66,44.53%,73.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260.66,28.11%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1191,19.8938,-28.2066) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5443,38.1338,70.7639) |