Cut Velvet is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #4c6e37 |
| Complementary Color | #a6c891 |
| Color Shade: | violet (277.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 67.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Cut Velvet Color. The Purple Mountains Majesty color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jacey's Favorite (#bcaccd) for more calm effect. Try Orchid Bloom as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6c891 is the best complementary color to Cut Velvet. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b391c8 complementary color is Pine Glade, 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 East Side are #9791c8 and #c891c1. Thus found on the left and right of #b391c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bell and Lilac colors as they work well with Cut Velvet.
The split-complementary Cut Velvet palette consists of #91c897 and #c1c891 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6c891). Try De York and Pine Glade colors in combination with #b391c8, 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 #b391c8 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 Cut Velvet. Thus Shadow Green and Indian Khaki giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cut Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pine Glade, Oriental Pink, and Glacier split by 90° on the color wheel. #b391c8 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. Cut Velvet tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#a6c891) and two others. The Indian Khaki is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Polo Blue – 120° from the complementary Pine Glade. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8b391 and #91a6c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b391c8 is made of 34% red, 28% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Cut Velvet has a hue angle of 277.09°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 67.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b391c8 is made of 8.23% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #b391c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,145,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 28%, 38% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 21.57, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(277.09,33.33%,67.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(277.09,27.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.9663,23.0007,-23.5882) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.1411,34.0046,59.1442) |