Bruised Plum is calm, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #c4e6de |
| Complementary Color | #183b33 |
| Color Shade: | cool red (345.88° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 16.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Bruised Plum Color. The Largest Black Slug color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Carambar (#552233) for more energetic effect. Try Windsor Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#183b33 is the best complementary color to Bruised Plum. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #3b1921 complementary color is Gable Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tamarind are #3b1831 and #3b2118. Thus found on the left and right of #3b1921 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cocoa Bean and Tamarind colors as they work well with Bruised Plum.
The split-complementary Bruised Plum palette consists of #18323b and #183b22 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#183b33). Try Gable Green and Celtic colors in combination with #3b1921, 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 #3b1921 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Bruised Plum. Thus Big Stone and Mallard giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bruised Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gable Green, Thatch Green, and Port Gore split by 90° on the color wheel. #3b1921 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Bruised Plum tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#183b33) and two others. The Mallard is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Revolver – 120° from the complementary Gable Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #203b18 and #33183b.
In a RGB color space, hex #3b1921 is made of 50% red, 21% green and 28% blue. In a HSL mode Bruised Plum has a hue angle of 345.88°, a saturation of 40.48% and a lightness of 16.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #3b1921 is made of 0% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 10.2% yellow and 76.86% black ink.
| HEX | #3b1921 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(59,25,33) |
| RGB Percentage | 50%, 21%, 28% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.34, 10.2, 76.86 |
| HSL | hsl(345.88,40.48%,16.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(345.88,57.63%,23.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(14.0294,17.7739,2.324) |
| XYZ | xyz(2.4258,1.7349,1.6459) |