Italian Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #acceb9 |
| Complementary Color | #31533e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (322.94° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 25.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Italian Plum Color. The Mangosteen Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Mystique Violet (#723d5b) for more energetic effect. Try Wizard Time as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#31533e is the best complementary color to Italian Plum. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #533146 complementary color is Stromboli, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Eggplant are #4e3153 and #533135. Thus found on the left and right of #533146 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Italian Plum.
The split-complementary Italian Plum palette consists of #31534f and #355331 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#31533e). Try Stromboli and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #533146, 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 #533146 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 Italian Plum. Thus Pickled Bluewood and Verdigris giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Italian Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stromboli, Verdigris, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #533146 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Italian Plum tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#31533e) and two others. The Verdigris is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Stromboli. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #465331 and #3e3153.
In a RGB color space, hex #533146 is made of 41% red, 24% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Italian Plum has a hue angle of 322.94°, a saturation of 25.76% and a lightness of 25.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #533146 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #533146 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,49,70) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 24%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 5.1, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(322.94,25.76%,25.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(322.94,40.96%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(25.1921,18.9693,-6.5569) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.7711,4.4778,6.3545) |