Jotun Blue Velvet 4954

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What are Jotun Blue Velvet undertones?
Is Blue Velvet 4954 cool or warm?
How light temperature affects on Blue Velvet
Monochromatic color scheme
Complementary color scheme
Color comparison and matching
Color codes
Color equivalents

Official page:	Blue Velvet 4954
Code:	4954
Name:	Blue Velvet
Brand:	Jotun

What color is Jotun Blue Velvet?

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What are Jotun Blue Velvet undertones?

Blue Velvet is a midtone, muted slate blue. The HEX sample leans blue; this describes its measurable digital hue direction, not a hidden paint pigment. Warm bulbs may gray the color down, while cool daylight usually makes its blue or teal direction clearer.

HEX value:

#4F5F75

RGB code:

79, 95, 117

Is Jotun Blue Velvet cool or warm?

warm

cool

With a hue of 215°, this dark blue reads cool based on its HSL hue position.

4954 Blue Velvet HSL code: 215, 19%, 38%

Hue - degree on a color wheel from 0 to 360. 0 is red, 120 is green, and 240 is blue.
Saturation is expressed as a percentage. At 0%, it appears as a shade of grey, and at 100%, it is in full color.
Lightness is also a percentage value. 0% is black, and 100% is white.

How light temperature affects Blue Velvet

Natural Lighting. During the day, natural light shifts from about 2000 K at sunrise/sunset to 5500–6500 K at noon.

Sunrise

Morning

Noon

Afternoon

Sunset

In addition, natural-light temperature depends on its direction:

Direction of sunlight	Visible temp.	Hue	Duration
North	Cool	Bluish	All day
East	Warm	Yellow	Before noon
West	Warm	Orange-red	After noon
South	Warm	Orange-yellow	All day

Artificial Lighting. When choosing bulbs, pay attention to their color temperature in Kelvins.
Use the slider to see how this dark blue shade looks under different lighting:

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Coordinating colors.
Colors that go with Jotun Blue Velvet:

Monochromatic color scheme

This scheme consists of various shades, tints, and tones of a single color. While it offers a perfect combination of hues, without accent décor it may become monotonous.

Lighter shades

4954
Blue Velvet

4258
Passionate Purple

Complementary color scheme

This color scheme is a combination of two shades that are opposite each other on the color wheel. The high contrast between these colors creates a vibrant and dynamic visual effect. For the color Blue Velvet with a blue hue, complementary colors are those with a orange hue close to 35, such as Jotun Duft and Contemporary White.

4954
Blue Velvet

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Color codes

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Format	Code
HEX	#4f5f75
RGB Decimal	79, 95, 117
RGB Percent	30.98%, 37.25%, 45.88%
HSV	Hue: 215° Saturation: 32.48% Value: 45.88%
HSL	hsl(215, 19.39, 38.43)
CMYK	Cyan: 32.48 Magenta: 18.8 Yellow: 0.0 Key: 54.12
YIQ	Y: 92.724 I: -16.604 Q: 3.462
XYZ	X: 10.526 Y: 11.131 Z: 18.419
CIE Lab	L:39.8 a:-0.402 b:-14.404
CIE Luv	L:39.8 u:-8.759 v:-19.62
Decimal	5201781
Hunter Lab	33.363, -2.065, -9.379