Plum Island is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b9c3b1 |
| Complementary Color | #444e3c |
| Color Shade: | violet (273.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Island Color. The Wild Grapes color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Avocado Peel (#39373b) for more calm effect. Try Futaai Indigo as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#444e3c is the best complementary color to Plum Island. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #463c4e complementary color is Cabbage Pont, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #3c3c4e and #4e3c4d. Thus found on the left and right of #463c4e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gun Powder and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Plum Island.
The split-complementary Plum Island palette consists of #3c4e3c and #4d4e3c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#444e3c). Try Lunar Green and Kelp colors in combination with #463c4e, 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 #463c4e 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 Plum Island. Thus Mineral Green and Armadillo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Island contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cabbage Pont, Matterhorn, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #463c4e 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. Plum Island tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#444e3c) and two others. The Armadillo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Gray – 120° from the complementary Cabbage Pont. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4e463c and #3c444e.
In a RGB color space, hex #463c4e is made of 34% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Island has a hue angle of 273.33°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 27.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #463c4e is made of 3.14% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 69.41% black ink.
| HEX | #463c4e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(70,60,78) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 29%, 38% |
| CMYK | 3.14, 7.06, 0, 69.41 |
| HSL | hsl(273.33,13.04%,27.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(273.33,23.08%,30.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.9724,8.3656,-9.3201) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.5168,5.0839,7.8982) |