Somewhere in a Fairytale Color

#cc99dd

Somewhere in a Fairytale is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #362
Complementary Color #ad9
Color Shade: violet (285° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.33% (better contrasting with white)
Somewhere in a Fairytale Color Sample
Somewhere in a Fairytale Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc99dd

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Somewhere in a Fairytale Color. The Autumn Wisteria color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spring Wisteria (#cda4de) for more calm effect. Try Tropical Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ad9 is the best complementary color to Somewhere in a Fairytale. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9d complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #a9d and #dd99cb. Thus found on the left and right of #c9d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching White and Light Orchid colors as they work well with Somewhere in a Fairytale.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Somewhere in a Fairytale palette consists of #9da and #cd9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ad9). Try White and White colors in combination with #c9d, 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 #c9d offers a combination of green cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Somewhere in a Fairytale. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Somewhere in a Fairytale contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9d square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Somewhere in a Fairytale tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#ad9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dc9 and #9ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc99dd is made of 35% red, 26% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Somewhere in a Fairytale has a hue angle of 285°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 73.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc99dd is made of 6.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #cc99dd
RGB Decimal rgb(204,153,221)
RGB Percentage 35%, 26%, 38%
CMYK 6.67, 26.67, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(285,50%,73.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(285,30.77%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.0639,30.8899,-27.2084)
XYZ xyz(49.3442,40.8403,73.6889)
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