Plum Orbit Color

#4e414b

Plum Orbit is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #b1beb4
Complementary Color #414e44
Color Shade: mid magenta (313.85° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 28.04% (better contrasting with white)
Plum Orbit Color Sample
Plum Orbit Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #4e414b

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Orbit Color. The Plum Rich color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Mauve Brown (#62595f) for more calm effect. Try Patina Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#414e44 is the best complementary color to Plum Orbit. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #4e414b complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Emperor are #4a414e and #4e4144. Thus found on the left and right of #4e414b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mortar and Emperor colors as they work well with Plum Orbit.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plum Orbit palette consists of #414e4a and #444e41 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#414e44). Try Cape Cod and Lunar Green colors in combination with #4e414b, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #4e414b offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Orbit. Thus Mako and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plum Orbit contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Armadillo, and Mako split by 90° on the color wheel. #4e414b square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Orbit tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#414e44) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ship Gray – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4a4e41 and #44414e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #4e414b is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Orbit has a hue angle of 313.85°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 28.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #4e414b is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 69.41% black ink.

HEX #4e414b
RGB Decimal rgb(78,65,75)
RGB Percentage 36%, 30%, 34%
CMYK 0, 5.1, 1.18, 69.41
HSL hsl(313.85,9.09%,28.04%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(313.85,16.67%,30.59%)
CIE-LAB lab(29.1799,7.6328,-3.9596)
XYZ xyz(6.3022,5.9083,7.4649)
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