Joie De Vivre is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #437950 |
| Complementary Color | #85bc93 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (314.44° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Joie De Vivre Color. The Exquisite color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dancing Wand (#c8a4bd) for more calm effect. Try Pretty Lady as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#85bc93 is the best complementary color to Joie De Vivre. Cool green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bc86af complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #ae85bc and #bc8593. Thus found on the left and right of #bc86af on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Brandy Rose colors as they work well with Joie De Vivre.
The split-complementary Joie De Vivre palette consists of #85bcae and #93bc85 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85bc93). Try Gulf Stream and Olivine colors in combination with #bc86af, 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 #bc86af offers a combination of cool cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Joie De Vivre. Thus Nepal and Swamp Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Joie De Vivre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Mongoose, and Wild Blue Yonder split by 90° on the color wheel. #bc86af square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, cool green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Joie De Vivre tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#85bc93) and two others. The Swamp Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Purple – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afbc85 and #9285bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #bc86af is made of 38% red, 27% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Joie De Vivre has a hue angle of 314.44°, a saturation of 28.72% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bc86af is made of 0% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 26.27% black ink.
| HEX | #bc86af |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(188,134,175) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 27%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 21.18, 5.1, 26.27 |
| HSL | hsl(314.44,28.72%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(314.44,28.72%,73.73%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.3695,27.2894,-13.3674) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.002,30.8367,44.5593) |