Polka Dot Plum 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 | #a5bba7 |
| Complementary Color | #445a45 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (305.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Polka Dot Plum Color. The Patina Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Sunset Purple (#6f456e) for more energetic effect. Try Opulent Ostrich as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#445a45 is the best complementary color to Polka Dot Plum. 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 #5a4458 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 Eggplant are #51445a and #5a444d. Thus found on the left and right of #5a4458 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Don Juan colors as they work well with Polka Dot Plum.
The split-complementary Polka Dot Plum palette consists of #445a51 and #4d5a44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#445a45). Try Nandor and Gray Asparagus colors in combination with #5a4458, 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 #5a4458 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 Polka Dot Plum. Thus River Bed and Finch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Polka Dot Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Gray Asparagus, Kabul, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #5a4458 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. Polka Dot Plum tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#445a45) and two others. The Finch 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 #585a44 and #45445a.
In a RGB color space, hex #5a4458 is made of 37% red, 28% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Polka Dot Plum has a hue angle of 305.45°, a saturation of 13.92% and a lightness of 30.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5a4458 is made of 0% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 64.71% black ink.
| HEX | #5a4458 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(90,68,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 28%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.62, 0.78, 64.71 |
| HSL | hsl(305.45,13.92%,30.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(305.45,24.44%,35.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.8353,13.3462,-8.2455) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.045,7.0125,10.162) |