Ruby Violet Color

#5c384e

Ruby Violet 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 #a3c7b1
Complementary Color #385b45
Color Shade: warm magenta (323.33° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 29.02% (better contrasting with white)
Ruby Violet Color Sample
Ruby Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #5c384e

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Ruby Violet Color. The Earth Brown Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Berry Conserve (#765269) for more calm effect. Try Opium Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#385b45 is the best complementary color to Ruby Violet. 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 #5c384e complementary color is Killarney, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #57385b and #5b383b. Thus found on the left and right of #5c384e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Ruby Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Ruby Violet palette consists of #385b57 and #3b5b38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385b45). Try Mineral Green and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5c384e, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #5c384e 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 Ruby Violet. Thus Oxford Blue and Verdigris giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Ruby Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Hemlock, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c384e square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Ruby Violet tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#385b45) and two others. The Verdigris is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Martinique – 120° from the complementary Killarney. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4d5b38 and #45385b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #5c384e is made of 41% red, 25% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Ruby Violet has a hue angle of 323.33°, a saturation of 24.32% and a lightness of 29.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c384e is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 63.92% black ink.

HEX #5c384e
RGB Decimal rgb(92,56,78)
RGB Percentage 41%, 25%, 35%
CMYK 0, 14.12, 5.49, 63.92
HSL hsl(323.33,24.32%,29.02%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(323.33,39.13%,36.08%)
CIE-LAB lab(28.5215,19.6867,-6.7236)
XYZ xyz(7.203,5.6537,7.9194)
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