Parma Plum Red is calm, 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 | #a1c6a7 |
| Complementary Color | #385e3f |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (309.73° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 29.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Parma Plum Red Color. The Profound Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Hibernation (#6f5166) for more calm effect. Try Red Onion as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#385e3f is the best complementary color to Parma Plum Red. 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 #5e3958 complementary color is Killarney, 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 #51385e and #5e3845. Thus found on the left and right of #5e3958 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Eggplant colors as they work well with Parma Plum Red.
The split-complementary Parma Plum Red palette consists of #385e51 and #455e38 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#385e3f). Try Stromboli and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #5e3958, 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 #5e3958 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 Parma Plum Red. Thus William and Verdigris giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Parma Plum Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Millbrook, and Pickled Bluewood split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e3958 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. Parma Plum Red tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#385e3f) 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 #585e38 and #3e385e.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e3958 is made of 39% red, 24% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Parma Plum Red has a hue angle of 309.73°, a saturation of 24.5% and a lightness of 29.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e3958 is made of 0% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 63.14% black ink.
| HEX | #5e3958 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,57,88) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 24%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.51, 2.35, 63.14 |
| HSL | hsl(309.73,24.5%,29.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(309.73,39.36%,36.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.439,21.8005,-11.8303) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.8407,6.0105,9.9794) |