Pastel Violet Color

#cb99c9

Pastel Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow

Inverse Color #346636
Complementary Color #99ca9b
Color Shade: mid magenta (302.4° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 69.8% (better contrasting with white)
Pastel Violet Color Sample
Pastel Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cb99c9

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pastel Violet Color. The Confectionary color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Stage Mauve (#b081aa) for more calm effect. Try French Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#99ca9b is the best complementary color to Pastel Violet. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cb99c9 complementary color is Spring Rain, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lilac are #b399ca and #ca99b0. Thus found on the left and right of #cb99c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching East Side and Viola colors as they work well with Pastel Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pastel Violet palette consists of #99cab3 and #b0ca99 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99ca9b). Try Shadow Green and Sprout colors in combination with #cb99c9, 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 #cb99c9 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pastel Violet. Thus Shadow Green and Pine Glade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pastel Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Rodeo Dust, and Rock Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cb99c9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue 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. Pastel Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#99ca9b) and two others. The Pine Glade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bell – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c8ca99 and #9b99ca.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cb99c9 is made of 36% red, 27% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pastel Violet has a hue angle of 302.4°, a saturation of 32.47% and a lightness of 69.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cb99c9 is made of 0% cyan, 19.61% magenta, 0.79% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #cb99c9
RGB Decimal rgb(203,153,201)
RGB Percentage 36%, 27%, 36%
CMYK 0, 19.61, 0.79, 20.39
HSL hsl(302.4,32.47%,69.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(302.4,24.63%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(69.2525,26.6894,-17.4052)
XYZ xyz(46.5624,39.696,60.4663)
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