Black Plum Color

#6c5765

Black Plum is pale, 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 #93a89a
Complementary Color #566c5d
Color Shade: warm magenta (320° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 38.24% (better contrasting with white)
Black Plum Color Sample
Black Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #6c5765

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Plum Color. The Noblesse color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark Fig Violet (#573b4c) for more energetic effect. Try Port Wine Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#566c5d is the best complementary color to Black 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 #6c5765 complementary color is Finlandia, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Scorpion are #68566c and #6c565a. Thus found on the left and right of #6c5765 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Zambezi colors as they work well with Black Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Plum palette consists of #566c68 and #5a6c56 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#566c5d). Try Corduroy and Cactus colors in combination with #6c5765, 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 #6c5765 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 Black Plum. Thus Shuttle Gray and Siam giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Finlandia, Kokoda, and Comet split by 90° on the color wheel. #6c5765 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Black Plum tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#566c5d) and two others. The Siam is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Smoky – 120° from the complementary Finlandia. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #646c56 and #5d566c.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #6c5765 is made of 36% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Black Plum has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 10.77% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6c5765 is made of 0% cyan, 8.23% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 57.65% black ink.

HEX #6c5765
RGB Decimal rgb(108,87,101)
RGB Percentage 36%, 29%, 34%
CMYK 0, 8.23, 2.74, 57.65
HSL hsl(320,10.77%,38.24%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(320,19.44%,42.35%)
CIE-LAB lab(39.4862,11.2599,-4.7842)
XYZ xyz(11.9415,10.9441,13.795)
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