Faded Violet is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #224122 |
| Complementary Color | #beddbe |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 80.59% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Violet Color. The Stormy Sunrise color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Favorite Lavender (#d3a5d6) for more energetic effect. Try Joyful Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#beddbe is the best complementary color to Faded Violet. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ddbedd complementary color is Pixie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Thistle are #cdbedd and #ddbecd. Thus found on the left and right of #ddbedd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Gray and Pink Flare colors as they work well with Faded Violet.
The split-complementary Faded Violet palette consists of #beddcd and #cdddbe colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#beddbe). Try Edgewater and Pixie Green colors in combination with #ddbedd, 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 #ddbedd offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Faded Violet. Thus Ziggurat and Tana giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Faded Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pixie Green, Wafer, and Pigeon Post split by 90° on the color wheel. #ddbedd square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#beddbe) and two others. The Tana is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Gray – 120° from the complementary Pixie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddddbe and #bebedd.
In a RGB color space, hex #ddbedd is made of 35% red, 30% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Violet has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 31.31% and a lightness of 80.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ddbedd is made of 0% cyan, 12.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #ddbedd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(221,190,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 30%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 12.16, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(300,31.31%,80.59%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,14.03%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.415,16.3728,-11.3804) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.2834,57.4195,76.2597) |