Bellflower Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #4d5a48 |
| Complementary Color | #aab7a5 |
| Color Shade: | violet (283.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Bellflower Violet Color. The Foxgloves color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Revered (#a78faf) for more energetic effect. Try Red Lilac Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aab7a5 is the best complementary color to Bellflower Violet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b2a5b7 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #a8a5b7 and #b7a5b3. Thus found on the left and right of #b2a5b7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Bellflower Violet.
The split-complementary Bellflower Violet palette consists of #a5b7a9 and #b3b7a5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab7a5). Try Edward and Eagle colors in combination with #b2a5b7, 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 #b2a5b7 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bellflower Violet. Thus Edward and Nomad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bellflower Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Silk, and Hit Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b2a5b7 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bellflower Violet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#aab7a5) and two others. The Nomad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aluminium – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b7b2a5 and #a5aab7.
In a RGB color space, hex #b2a5b7 is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Bellflower Violet has a hue angle of 283.33°, a saturation of 11.11% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b2a5b7 is made of 1.96% cyan, 7.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black ink.
| HEX | #b2a5b7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,165,183) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 7.05, 0, 28.24 |
| HSL | hsl(283.33,11.11%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(283.33,9.84%,71.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.3227,8.0527,-7.555) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3625,39.7941,50.3535) |