Profound Mauve is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #bfdbc2 |
| Complementary Color | #244027 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (306.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 19.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Profound Mauve Color. The Spanish Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Bruised Bear (#5d3954) for more calm effect. Try Mexican Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#244027 is the best complementary color to Profound Mauve. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #40243d complementary color is Green Kelp, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Livid Brown are #352440 and #40242e. Thus found on the left and right of #40243d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bleached Cedar and Livid Brown colors as they work well with Profound Mauve.
The split-complementary Profound Mauve palette consists of #244035 and #2e4024 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#244027). Try Te Papa Green and Green Kelp colors in combination with #40243d, 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 #40243d offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Profound Mauve. Thus Plantation and Lisbon Brown giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Profound Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Kelp, Birch, and Ebony Clay split by 90° on the color wheel. #40243d square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid 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. Profound Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#244027) and two others. The Lisbon Brown is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ebony Clay – 120° from the complementary Green Kelp. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #3c4024 and #262440.
In a RGB color space, hex #40243d is made of 40% red, 22% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Profound Mauve has a hue angle of 306.43°, a saturation of 28% and a lightness of 19.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #40243d is made of 0% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 74.9% black ink.
| HEX | #40243d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(64,36,61) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 22%, 38% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.98, 1.18, 74.9 |
| HSL | hsl(306.43,28%,19.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(306.43,43.75%,25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.7512,17.9319,-10.4639) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.5875,2.6887,4.7448) |