Plum is soft, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #a5cea2 |
| Complementary Color | #335d30 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 27.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Color. The Purple Pennant color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spiced Plum (#6d4773) for more calm effect. Try Sparkling Grape as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#335d30 is the best complementary color to Plum. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5a315d complementary color is Killarney, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bossanova are #43305d and #5d304a. Thus found on the left and right of #5a315d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bossanova and Finn colors as they work well with Plum.
The split-complementary Plum palette consists of #305d43 and #4a5d30 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#335d30). Try Stromboli and Woodland colors in combination with #5a315d, 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 #5a315d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum. Thus Spectra and Costa Del Sol giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Millbrook, and Pickled Bluewood split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a315d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#335d30) and two others. The Costa Del Sol is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rhino – 120° from the complementary Killarney. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5d5930 and #30345d.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a315d is made of 39% red, 21% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Plum has a hue angle of 295.91°, a saturation of 30.99% and a lightness of 27.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a315d is made of 1.18% cyan, 17.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black ink.
| HEX | #5a315d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,49,93) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 21%, 40% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 17.25, 0, 63.53 |
| HSL | hsl(295.91,30.99%,27.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295.91,47.31%,36.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(27.1875,26.2907,-18.5959) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2905,5.1606,10.9678) |