Plummy Color

#675a75

Plummy is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #98a58a
Complementary Color #68755a
Color Shade: warm blue (268.89° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.59% (better contrasting with white)
Plummy Color Sample
Plummy Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #675a75

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Plummy Color. The Powerful Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Peruvian Violet (#7b7284) for more calm effect. Try Batik Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#68755a is the best complementary color to Plummy. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #675a75 complementary color is Willow Grove, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #5a5a75 and #745a75. Thus found on the left and right of #675a75 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Plummy.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plummy palette consists of #5a755a and #75745a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#68755a). Try Cactus and Crocodile colors in combination with #675a75, 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 #675a75 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plummy. Thus Corduroy and Coffee giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plummy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Willow Grove, Russett, and Cutty Sark split by 90° on the color wheel. #675a75 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Plummy tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#68755a) and two others. The Coffee is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shuttle Gray – 120° from the complementary Willow Grove. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #75675a and #5a6875.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #675a75 is made of 33% red, 29% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Plummy has a hue angle of 268.89°, a saturation of 13.04% and a lightness of 40.59%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #675a75 is made of 5.49% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black ink.

HEX #675a75
RGB Decimal rgb(103,90,117)
RGB Percentage 33%, 29%, 38%
CMYK 5.49, 10.59, 0, 54.12
HSL hsl(268.89,13.04%,40.59%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(268.89,23.08%,45.88%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3778,10.9937,-13.3474)
XYZ xyz(12.4606,11.4802,18.3888)
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