Primitive Plum is calm, 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 | #99c3aa |
| Complementary Color | #3c654d |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 31.76% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Primitive Plum Color. The Club Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cannon Pink (#894367) for more energetic effect. Try Noble Tone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#3c654d is the best complementary color to Primitive Plum. 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 #663c55 complementary color is Killarney, 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 #613c65 and #653c40. Thus found on the left and right of #663c55 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Voodoo and Congo Brown colors as they work well with Primitive Plum.
The split-complementary Primitive Plum palette consists of #3c6561 and #40653c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#3c654d). Try William and Tom Thumb colors in combination with #663c55, 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 #663c55 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 Primitive Plum. Thus Fiord and Chalet Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Primitive Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Killarney, Hemlock, and Fiord split by 90° on the color wheel. #663c55 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. Primitive Plum tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#3c654d) and two others. The Chalet Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Killarney. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #54653c and #4d3c65.
In a RGB color space, hex #663c55 is made of 41% red, 24% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Primitive Plum has a hue angle of 324.29°, a saturation of 25.93% and a lightness of 31.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #663c55 is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 6.67% yellow and 60% black ink.
| HEX | #663c55 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(102,60,85) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 24%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 16.47, 6.67, 60 |
| HSL | hsl(324.29,25.93%,31.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324.29,41.18%,40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(31.1429,22.4356,-7.2049) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.735,6.7124,9.4296) |