Queen's Violet Color

#cdb9c4

Queen's Violet is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #32463b
Complementary Color #b9ccc1
Color Shade: warm magenta (327° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.47% (better contrasting with white)
Queen's Violet Color Sample
Queen's Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cdb9c4

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Queen's Violet Color. The Exquisite color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Damsel (#c69eae) for more energetic effect. Try Pearl Pebble as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b9ccc1 is the best complementary color to Queen's Violet. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cdb9c4 complementary color is Powder Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Lily are #cbb9cc and #ccb9ba. Thus found on the left and right of #cdb9c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Chatelle and Cold Turkey colors as they work well with Queen's Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Queen's Violet palette consists of #b9cccb and #baccb9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9ccc1). Try Submarine and Clay Ash colors in combination with #cdb9c4, 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 #cdb9c4 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Queen's Violet. Thus Loblolly and Clay Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Queen's Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Powder Ash, Foggy Gray, and Gray Suit split by 90° on the color wheel. #cdb9c4 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Queen's Violet tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#b9ccc1) and two others. The Clay Ash is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chatelle – 120° from the complementary Powder Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4ccb9 and #c1b9cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cdb9c4 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Queen's Violet has a hue angle of 327°, a saturation of 16.67% and a lightness of 76.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cdb9c4 is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 19.61% black ink.

HEX #cdb9c4
RGB Decimal rgb(205,185,196)
RGB Percentage 35%, 32%, 33%
CMYK 0, 7.84, 3.53, 19.61
HSL hsl(327,16.67%,76.47%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(327,9.76%,80.39%)
CIE-LAB lab(77.0786,9.0172,-2.9671)
XYZ xyz(52.4896,51.6626,59.4299)
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