Quixotic Plum is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #b5b9ac |
| Complementary Color | #4f5346 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258.46° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Quixotic Plum Color. The Crowning color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Orchid Grey (#5e5871) for more energetic effect. Try Baroque Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f5346 is the best complementary color to Quixotic Plum. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4a4653 complementary color is Fuscous Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Ship Gray are #464853 and #504653. Thus found on the left and right of #4a4653 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mako and Mortar colors as they work well with Quixotic Plum.
The split-complementary Quixotic Plum palette consists of #485346 and #535046 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f5346). Try Gray Asparagus and Fuscous Gray colors in combination with #4a4653, 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 #4a4653 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Quixotic Plum. Thus Nandor and Emperor giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quixotic Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fuscous Gray, Emperor, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #4a4653 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Quixotic Plum tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#4f5346) and two others. The Emperor is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mako – 120° from the complementary Fuscous Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #534a46 and #464f53.
In a RGB color space, hex #4a4653 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Quixotic Plum has a hue angle of 258.46°, a saturation of 8.5% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4a4653 is made of 3.53% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #4a4653 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(74,70,83) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 5.1, 0, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(258.46,8.5%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258.46,15.66%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(30.5462,4.6281,-7.1396) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.5755,6.4607,9.0841) |