Violet Whimsy is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #4b7447 |
| Complementary Color | #8eb88b |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (294.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Whimsy Color. The Extraordinaire color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called London Hue (#bea6c3) for more calm effect. Try Svelte as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb88b is the best complementary color to Violet Whimsy. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b48bb8 complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #9d8bb8 and #b88ba5. Thus found on the left and right of #b48bb8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with Violet Whimsy.
The split-complementary Violet Whimsy palette consists of #8bb89d and #a5b88b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb88b). Try Summer Green and Swamp Green colors in combination with #b48bb8, 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 #b48bb8 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Whimsy. Thus Gulf Stream and Heathered Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Whimsy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Quicksand, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b48bb8 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm 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. Violet Whimsy tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#8eb88b) and two others. The Heathered Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Blue Yonder – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b8b48b and #8b8eb8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b48bb8 is made of 36% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Whimsy has a hue angle of 294.67°, a saturation of 24.06% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b48bb8 is made of 1.57% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black ink.
| HEX | #b48bb8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,139,184) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 28%, 37% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 17.65, 0, 27.84 |
| HSL | hsl(294.67,24.06%,63.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(294.67,24.46%,72.16%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0353,23.4463,-17.5349) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.7067,31.6292,49.5178) |