Plush Purple is pale, 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 | #a2b59e |
| Complementary Color | #4e614a |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (289.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 33.53% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plush Purple Color. The Dr Who color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tol Barad Grey (#4e4851) for more calm effect. Try Extravagance as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4e614a is the best complementary color to Plush Purple. 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 #5d4a61 complementary color is Axolotl, 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 Mortar are #514a61 and #614a59. Thus found on the left and right of #5d4a61 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mulled Wine and Don Juan colors as they work well with Plush Purple.
The split-complementary Plush Purple palette consists of #4a6151 and #59614a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4e614a). Try Nandor and Finch colors in combination with #5d4a61, 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 #5d4a61 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 Plush Purple. Thus Mineral Green and Soya Bean giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plush Purple contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Axolotl, Pine Cone, and River Bed split by 90° on the color wheel. #5d4a61 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. Plush Purple tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#4e614a) and two others. The Soya Bean is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trout – 120° from the complementary Axolotl. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #615d4a and #4a4e61.
In a RGB color space, hex #5d4a61 is made of 35% red, 28% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Plush Purple has a hue angle of 289.57°, a saturation of 13.45% and a lightness of 33.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5d4a61 is made of 1.57% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.96% black ink.
| HEX | #5d4a61 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(93,74,97) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 28%, 37% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 9.02, 0, 61.96 |
| HSL | hsl(289.57,13.45%,33.53%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(289.57,23.71%,38.04%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.165,12.6819,-10.4247) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.1206,8.0878,12.3896) |