Deep Plum is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #b5d5a6 |
| Complementary Color | #385929 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.69% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Plum Color. The Heartless color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Purple Magic (#663271) for more energetic effect. Try Grape Popsicle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#385929 is the best complementary color to Deep Plum. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a2a59 complementary color is Woodland, 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 Bossanova are #322959 and #592950. Thus found on the left and right of #4a2a59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jacarta and Finn colors as they work well with Deep Plum.
The split-complementary Deep Plum palette consists of #295932 and #505929 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385929). Try Everglade and Woodland colors in combination with #4a2a59, 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 #4a2a59 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 Deep Plum. Thus Plantation and Quincy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Buccaneer, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a2a59 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. Deep Plum tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#385929) and two others. The Quincy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rhino – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #594929 and #293859.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a2a59 is made of 36% red, 20% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Plum has a hue angle of 280.85°, a saturation of 35.88% and a lightness of 25.69%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a2a59 is made of 5.88% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 65.1% black ink.
| HEX | #4a2a59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,42,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 20%, 43% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 18.43, 0, 65.1 |
| HSL | hsl(280.85,35.88%,25.69%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280.85,52.81%,34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(23.1116,24.2834,-22.5104) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.4552,3.833,9.9035) |