Old Chalk is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #1c2916 |
| Complementary Color | #dbe9d5 |
| Color Shade: | violet (281.05° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.65% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Chalk Color. The Perspective color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Shine (#c8bad4) for more calm effect. Try Petite Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dbe9d5 is the best complementary color to Old Chalk. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3d6e9 complementary color is Willow Brook, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #d9d5e9 and #e9d5e5. Thus found on the left and right of #e3d6e9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Twilight colors as they work well with Old Chalk.
The split-complementary Old Chalk palette consists of #d5e9d9 and #e5e9d5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dbe9d5). Try Surf Crest and Kidnapper colors in combination with #e3d6e9, 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 #e3d6e9 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 Old Chalk. Thus Edgewater and Pearl Bush giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Chalk contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Brook, Bizarre, and Botticelli split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3d6e9 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Chalk tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#dbe9d5) and two others. The Pearl Bush is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Willow Brook. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9e3d5 and #d5dbe9.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3d6e9 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Old Chalk has a hue angle of 281.05°, a saturation of 30.16% and a lightness of 87.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3d6e9 is made of 2.35% cyan, 7.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.
| HEX | #e3d6e9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,214,233) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.35, 7.45, 0, 8.63 |
| HSL | hsl(281.05,30.16%,87.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(281.05,8.15%,91.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.1473,7.8622,-7.7116) |
| XYZ | xyz(70.4331,70.3072,86.9492) |