Roseville Color

#b495b0

Roseville is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #4b6a4f
Complementary Color #95b499
Color Shade: mid magenta (307.74° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 64.51% (better contrasting with white)
Roseville Color Sample
Roseville Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b495b0

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Roseville Color. The Seeress color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Drama Violet (#b883b0) for more energetic effect. Try Lavender Illusion as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#95b499 is the best complementary color to Roseville. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b495b0 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #a895b4 and #b495a0. Thus found on the left and right of #b495b0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Thatch colors as they work well with Roseville.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Roseville palette consists of #95b4a8 and #a0b495 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95b499). Try Summer Green and Schist colors in combination with #b495b0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #b495b0 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Roseville. Thus Gull Gray and Locust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Roseville contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Heathered Gray, and Gull Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b495b0 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Roseville tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#95b499) and two others. The Locust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afb495 and #9995b4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b495b0 is made of 36% red, 30% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Roseville has a hue angle of 307.74°, a saturation of 17.13% and a lightness of 64.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b495b0 is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 29.41% black ink.

HEX #b495b0
RGB Decimal rgb(180,149,176)
RGB Percentage 36%, 30%, 35%
CMYK 0, 12.16, 1.57, 29.41
HSL hsl(307.74,17.13%,64.51%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(307.74,17.22%,70.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(65.2259,16.3026,-9.7316)
XYZ xyz(37.4063,34.3328,45.7297)
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