Swiss Plum is deep, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a6b94d |
| Complementary Color | #9fb245 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (250.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Swiss Plum Color. The Blue Gem color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Nauseous Blue (#483d8b) for more calm effect. Try Blue Marguerite as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fb245 is the best complementary color to Swiss Plum. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5946b2 complementary color is Sushi, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Violet are #4569b2 and #8e45b2. Thus found on the left and right of #5946b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching San Marino and Studio colors as they work well with Swiss Plum.
The split-complementary Swiss Plum palette consists of #69b245 and #b28e45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fb245). Try Apple and Driftwood colors in combination with #5946b2, 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 #5946b2 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Swiss Plum. Thus Chateau Green and Apple Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Swiss Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sushi, Blush, and Ocean Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #5946b2 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Swiss Plum tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9fb245) and two others. The Apple Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Boston Blue – 120° from the complementary Sushi. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b25845 and #459eb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #5946b2 is made of 26% red, 21% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Swiss Plum has a hue angle of 250.56°, a saturation of 43.55% and a lightness of 48.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5946b2 is made of 34.9% cyan, 42.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #5946b2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(89,70,178) |
| RGB Percentage | 26%, 21%, 53% |
| CMYK | 34.9, 42.35, 0, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(250.56,43.55%,48.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(250.56,60.67%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.3324,36.334,-55.0538) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.3459,9.7185,43.2392) |