Prune Purple 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 | #a3c5b2 |
| Complementary Color | #3a5c49 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (326.47° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 29.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Prune Purple Color. The Hothouse Orchid 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 saturated alternative called Brocade Violet (#7b4d6b) for more energetic effect. Try Vivacious Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3a5c49 is the best complementary color to Prune Purple. 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 #5c3a4d complementary color is Mineral Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #5a3a5c and #5c3a3b. Thus found on the left and right of #5c3a4d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Prune Purple.
The split-complementary Prune Purple palette consists of #3a5c5a and #3b5c3a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3a5c49). Try Mineral Green and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5c3a4d, 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 #5c3a4d 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 Prune Purple. Thus Oxford Blue and Tom Thumb giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prune Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mineral Green, Hemlock, and Martinique split by 90° on the color wheel. #5c3a4d square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Prune Purple tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#3a5c49) and two others. The Tom Thumb is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Mineral Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c5c3a and #493a5c.
In a RGB color space, hex #5c3a4d is made of 41% red, 26% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Prune Purple has a hue angle of 326.47°, a saturation of 22.67% and a lightness of 29.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5c3a4d is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 63.92% black ink.
| HEX | #5c3a4d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(92,58,77) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 26%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.33, 5.88, 63.92 |
| HSL | hsl(326.47,22.67%,29.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(326.47,36.96%,36.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(28.9981,18.2502,-5.3555) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2662,5.8372,7.7649) |