Modesty Color

#d4c7d9

Modesty is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or orange

Inverse Color #2b3826
Complementary Color #cbd9c7
Color Shade: violet (283.33° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.57% (better contrasting with black)
Modesty Color Sample
Modesty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d4c7d9

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Modesty Color. The Selago color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Chalk (#c4adc9) for more energetic effect. Try Orchid Bloom as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cbd9c7 is the best complementary color to Modesty. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d4c7d9 complementary color is Tasman, 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 Gray Suit are #cbc7d9 and #d9c7d4. Thus found on the left and right of #d4c7d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Maverick colors as they work well with Modesty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Modesty palette consists of #c7d9cb and #d4d9c7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbd9c7). Try Sea Mist and Moon Mist colors in combination with #d4c7d9, 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 #d4c7d9 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 Modesty. Thus Nebula and Moon Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Modesty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Wafer, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #d4c7d9 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, warm green and cool 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. Modesty tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#cbd9c7) and two others. The Moon Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ghost – 120° from the complementary Tasman. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9d4c7 and #c7cbd9.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d4c7d9 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Modesty has a hue angle of 283.33°, a saturation of 19.15% and a lightness of 81.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d4c7d9 is made of 1.96% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d4c7d9
RGB Decimal rgb(212,199,217)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 1.96, 7.06, 0, 14.9
HSL hsl(283.33,19.15%,81.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(283.33,8.29%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(81.7586,7.7811,-7.3164)
XYZ xyz(60.0992,59.8537,74.031)
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