Plum Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
| Inverse Color | #b49e89 |
| Complementary Color | #75604b |
| Color Shade: | cool cyan (209.3° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 37.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Blue Color. The Blue Rhapsody color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Canyon Blue (#607b8e) for more calm effect. Try Rhino as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#75604b is the best complementary color to Plum Blue. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4b6176 complementary color is Tobacco Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Bayoux are #4b7575 and #4b4b75. Thus found on the left and right of #4b6176 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cutty Sark and Fiord colors as they work well with Plum Blue.
The split-complementary Plum Blue palette consists of #75754b and #754b4b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#75604b). Try Go Ben and Ferra colors in combination with #4b6176, 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 #4b6176 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Blue. Thus Dingley and Eggplant giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tobacco Brown, Eggplant, and Hippie Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #4b6176 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Blue tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#75604b) and two others. The Eggplant is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Como – 120° from the complementary Tobacco Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #754b60 and #4b7560.
In a RGB color space, hex #4b6176 is made of 26% red, 33% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Blue has a hue angle of 209.3°, a saturation of 22.28% and a lightness of 37.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4b6176 is made of 16.86% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #4b6176 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(75,97,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 33%, 41% |
| CMYK | 16.86, 8.23, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(209.3,22.28%,37.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(209.3,36.44%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.1692,-2.6048,-14.4863) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.4464,11.3532,18.7804) |