Exclusive Violet 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 | #465244 |
| Complementary Color | #afbaad |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (291.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.59% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Exclusive Violet Color. The Garden Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ultimate Grey (#a9a8a9) for more calm effect. Try Tuileries Tint as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#afbaad is the best complementary color to Exclusive Violet. 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 #b9adbb complementary color is Green Spring, 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 Chatelle are #b2adba and #baadb5. Thus found on the left and right of #b9adbb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Pink Swan colors as they work well with Exclusive Violet.
The split-complementary Exclusive Violet palette consists of #adbab2 and #b5baad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afbaad). Try Edward and Green Spring colors in combination with #b9adbb, 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 #b9adbb 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 Exclusive Violet. Thus Edward and Tide giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Exclusive Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Tide, and Hit Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b9adbb 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. Exclusive Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#afbaad) and two others. The Tide is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spun Pearl – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bab8ad and #adafba.
In a RGB color space, hex #b9adbb is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Exclusive Violet has a hue angle of 291.43°, a saturation of 9.33% and a lightness of 70.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b9adbb is made of 0.78% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #b9adbb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(185,173,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.78, 5.49, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(291.43,9.33%,70.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(291.43,7.49%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.0874,6.8701,-5.6009) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9208,43.7893,53.151) |