Prussian 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 | #90b4a3 |
| Complementary Color | #4b6f5e |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (331.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 36.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Prussian Plum Color. The Blackberry Tint color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Carnation Festival (#915870) for more energetic effect. Try Cabal as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b6f5e is the best complementary color to Prussian 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 #6f4b5c complementary color is Como, 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 Eggplant are #6f4b6d and #6f4c4b. Thus found on the left and right of #6f4b5c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Ferra colors as they work well with Prussian Plum.
The split-complementary Prussian Plum palette consists of #4b6e6f and #4b6f4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b6f5e). Try Cutty Sark and Axolotl colors in combination with #6f4b5c, 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 #6f4b5c 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 Prussian Plum. Thus Fiord and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prussian Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Go Ben, and Mulled Wine split by 90° on the color wheel. #6f4b5c 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. Prussian Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#4b6f5e) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mulled Wine – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #5b6f4b and #5e4b6f.
In a RGB color space, hex #6f4b5c is made of 40% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Prussian Plum has a hue angle of 331.67°, a saturation of 19.35% and a lightness of 36.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6f4b5c is made of 0% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 56.47% black ink.
| HEX | #6f4b5c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(111,75,92) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 27%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.12, 7.45, 56.47 |
| HSL | hsl(331.67,19.35%,36.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(331.67,32.43%,43.53%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.3369,18.0972,-3.8013) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0034,9.1844,11.318) |