Chatelle is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #4c5449 |
| Complementary Color | #aeb6ab |
| Color Shade: | violet (283.64° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 69.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Chatelle Color. The Orchid Hush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Amethyst Light Violet (#cfc2d1) for more energetic effect. Try Svelte as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#aeb6ab is the best complementary color to Chatelle. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3abb6 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #adabb6 and #b6abb3. Thus found on the left and right of #b3abb6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Chatelle.
The split-complementary Chatelle palette consists of #abb6ad and #b3b6ab colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aeb6ab). Try Edward and Eagle colors in combination with #b3abb6, 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 #b3abb6 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 Chatelle. Thus Edward and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chatelle contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Nobel, and Hit Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3abb6 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow 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. Chatelle tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#aeb6ab) and two others. The Tide 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 #b6b3ab and #abaeb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3abb6 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Chatelle has a hue angle of 283.64°, a saturation of 7.01% and a lightness of 69.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3abb6 is made of 1.17% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b3abb6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,171,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.17, 4.31, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(283.64,7.01%,69.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(283.64,6.04%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.9308,4.9137,-4.6118) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5968,42.0869,50.1872) |