Violet Beauty is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #454c34 |
| Complementary Color | #c3cbb3 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (257.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Violet Beauty Color. The June Berry color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Iron Maiden (#d6d1dc) for more calm effect. Try Frosted Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c3cbb3 is the best complementary color to Violet Beauty. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bab3cb complementary color is Clay Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b3b8cb and #c5b3cb. Thus found on the left and right of #bab3cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cadet Blue and Chatelle colors as they work well with Violet Beauty.
The split-complementary Violet Beauty palette consists of #b8cbb3 and #cbc6b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c3cbb3). Try Rainee and Foggy Gray colors in combination with #bab3cb, 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 #bab3cb offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Violet Beauty. Thus Spring Rain and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Violet Beauty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Ash, Cold Turkey, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #bab3cb square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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 Beauty tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c3cbb3) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heather – 120° from the complementary Clay Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbbab3 and #b3c3cb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bab3cb is made of 33% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Violet Beauty has a hue angle of 257.5°, a saturation of 18.75% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bab3cb is made of 6.67% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #bab3cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,179,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 9.41, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(257.5,18.75%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(257.5,11.82%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1841,7.0814,-11.2422) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1493,46.9911,63.0851) |