Byzantium is soft, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #8fd69c |
| Complementary Color | #287036 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (310.99° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 30% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Byzantium Color. The Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Violet Vixen (#883377) for more calm effect. Try Purple Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#287036 is the best complementary color to Byzantium. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #702963 complementary color is Green Pea, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Finn are #592870 and #70283f. Thus found on the left and right of #702963 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eminence and Tawny Port colors as they work well with Byzantium.
The split-complementary Byzantium palette consists of #287059 and #3f7028 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#287036). Try Sea Green and Fern Frond colors in combination with #702963, 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 #702963 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Byzantium. Thus Casal and Crete giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Byzantium contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Pea, Dallas, and Astronaut split by 90° on the color wheel. #702963 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Byzantium tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#287036) and two others. The Crete is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jacarta – 120° from the complementary Green Pea. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #627028 and #362870.
In a RGB color space, hex #702963 is made of 44% red, 16% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Byzantium has a hue angle of 310.99°, a saturation of 46.41% and a lightness of 30%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #702963 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 5.1% yellow and 56.08% black ink.
| HEX | #702963 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(112,41,99) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 16%, 39% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 5.1, 56.08 |
| HSL | hsl(310.99,46.41%,30%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(310.99,63.39%,43.92%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(29.2389,38.8808,-19.0403) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7272,5.9315,12.4366) |