Prince is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #b4c7b3 |
| Complementary Color | #384c37 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (297° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Prince Color. The Zero Gravity color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Anubis Black (#312231) for more energetic effect. Try Vintage Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#384c37 is the best complementary color to Prince. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b384c complementary color is Lunar Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mortar are #40374c and #4c3742. Thus found on the left and right of #4b384c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ship Gray and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Prince.
The split-complementary Prince palette consists of #374c41 and #424c37 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#384c37). Try Mineral Green and Kelp colors in combination with #4b384c, 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 #4b384c offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Prince. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prince contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lunar Green, Taupe, and Limed Spruce split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b384c square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prince tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#384c37) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bright Gray – 120° from the complementary Lunar Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c4b37 and #37384c.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b384c is made of 36% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Prince has a hue angle of 297°, a saturation of 15.15% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b384c is made of 0.39% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #4b384c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,56,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 27%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0.39, 7.84, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(297,15.15%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(297,26.32%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(26.2915,12.5043,-8.9827) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6203,4.846,7.4766) |