Expressive Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #96a39d |
| Complementary Color | #5b6962 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (332.31° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Expressive Plum Color. The Storm Front color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Grapes of Wrath (#58424c) for more energetic effect. Try Port Wine Red as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5b6962 is the best complementary color to Expressive Plum. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #695c62 complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #695b68 and #695c5b. Thus found on the left and right of #695c62 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Old Lavender and Dorado colors as they work well with Expressive Plum.
The split-complementary Expressive Plum palette consists of #5b6869 and #5b695c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5b6962). Try Nevada and Finlandia colors in combination with #695c62, 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 #695c62 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Expressive Plum. Thus Shuttle Gray and Willow Grove giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Expressive Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Kokoda, and Mid Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #695c62 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Expressive Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#5b6962) and two others. The Willow Grove is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Corduroy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #61695b and #625b69.
In a RGB color space, hex #695c62 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Expressive Plum has a hue angle of 332.31°, a saturation of 6.6% and a lightness of 38.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #695c62 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 2.75% yellow and 58.82% black ink.
| HEX | #695c62 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(105,92,98) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 2.75, 58.82 |
| HSL | hsl(332.31,6.6%,38.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(332.31,12.38%,41.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.4745,6.4111,-1.5089) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8574,11.5394,13.1576) |