Oriental Eggplant is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #acc1b0 |
| Complementary Color | #3d5342 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (311.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 28.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Oriental Eggplant Color. The Hibernation 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 Black Plum (#6c5765) for more calm effect. Try Dirty Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3d5342 is the best complementary color to Oriental Eggplant. 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 #533e4f complementary color is Gray Asparagus, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Matterhorn are #4c3d53 and #533d44. Thus found on the left and right of #533e4f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mortar and Matterhorn colors as they work well with Oriental Eggplant.
The split-complementary Oriental Eggplant palette consists of #3d534c and #44533d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3d5342). Try Mineral Green and Cabbage Pont colors in combination with #533e4f, 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 #533e4f offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Oriental Eggplant. Thus Limed Spruce and Kelp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Oriental Eggplant contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Taupe, and Bright Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #533e4f square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Oriental Eggplant tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#3d5342) and two others. The Kelp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gun Powder – 120° from the complementary Gray Asparagus. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4f533d and #423d53.
In a RGB color space, hex #533e4f is made of 37% red, 28% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Oriental Eggplant has a hue angle of 311.43°, a saturation of 14.48% and a lightness of 28.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #533e4f is made of 0% cyan, 8.24% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 67.45% black ink.
| HEX | #533e4f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(83,62,79) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 28%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.24, 1.57, 67.45 |
| HSL | hsl(311.43,14.48%,28.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(311.43,25.3%,32.55%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.0277,12.4729,-6.7322) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.7012,5.8488,8.1729) |