Svelte Color

#b8a3bb

Svelte 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 #475c44
Complementary Color #a6bba3
Color Shade: cool magenta (292.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 68.63% (better contrasting with white)
Svelte Color Sample
Svelte Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b8a3bb

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Svelte Color. The Out of Plumb color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Romantic Poetry (#cac0ce) for more calm effect. Try Violet Eclipse as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a6bba3 is the best complementary color to Svelte. 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 #b8a3bb complementary color is Norway, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #aca3bb and #bba3b2. Thus found on the left and right of #b8a3bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Lily colors as they work well with Svelte.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Svelte palette consists of #a3bbac and #b2bba3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6bba3). Try Summer Green and Eagle colors in combination with #b8a3bb, 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 #b8a3bb 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 Svelte. Thus Tower Gray and Nomad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Svelte contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Silk, and Gull Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b8a3bb square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Svelte tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#a6bba3) and two others. The Nomad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bbb8a3 and #a3a5bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b8a3bb is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Svelte has a hue angle of 292.5°, a saturation of 15% and a lightness of 68.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b8a3bb is made of 1.17% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #b8a3bb
RGB Decimal rgb(184,163,187)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 1.17, 9.41, 0, 26.67
HSL hsl(292.5,15%,68.63%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(292.5,12.83%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.45,12.0166,-9.5268)
XYZ xyz(41.834,39.9726,52.5243)
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