Perplexed is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #424c3c |
| Complementary Color | #b8c3b3 |
| Color Shade: | violet (277.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Perplexed Color. The Mysterious Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Jam Session (#d4cfd6) for more calm effect. Try Clay Slate Wacke as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b8c3b3 is the best complementary color to Perplexed. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bdb3c3 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b5b3c3 and #c3b3c0. Thus found on the left and right of #bdb3c3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Lily colors as they work well with Perplexed.
The split-complementary Perplexed palette consists of #b3c3b5 and #c0c3b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8c3b3). Try Powder Ash and Kangaroo colors in combination with #bdb3c3, 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 #bdb3c3 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Perplexed. Thus Powder Ash and Tea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Perplexed contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Silver Rust, and Submarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdb3c3 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Perplexed tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#b8c3b3) and two others. The Tea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cadet Blue – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c3bdb3 and #b3b8c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #bdb3c3 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Perplexed has a hue angle of 277.5°, a saturation of 11.76% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdb3c3 is made of 2.35% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black ink.
| HEX | #bdb3c3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(189,179,195) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 6.27, 0, 23.53 |
| HSL | hsl(277.5,11.76%,73.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(277.5,8.21%,76.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.1892,6.5196,-6.8382) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.9567,46.9991,58.2266) |