Lythrum 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 | #8d9690 |
| Complementary Color | #69726c |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lythrum Color. The Majestic Plum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Purple Trinket (#665261) for more energetic effect. Try Wishing Star as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#69726c is the best complementary color to Lythrum. 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 #72696f complementary color is Corduroy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #706972 and #72696a. Thus found on the left and right of #72696f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Salt Box and Dove Gray colors as they work well with Lythrum.
The split-complementary Lythrum palette consists of #697270 and #6a7269 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#69726c). Try Corduroy and Willow Grove colors in combination with #72696f, 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 #72696f 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 Lythrum. Thus Nevada and Limed Ash giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lythrum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Corduroy, Flint, and Mid Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #72696f square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lythrum tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#69726c) and two others. The Limed Ash 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 #6f7269 and #6c6972.
In a RGB color space, hex #72696f is made of 35% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lythrum has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 4.11% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #72696f is made of 0% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 1.18% yellow and 55.29% black ink.
| HEX | #72696f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(114,105,111) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.53, 1.18, 55.29 |
| HSL | hsl(320,4.11%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320,7.89%,44.71%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3981,4.7128,-2.0839) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.8602,14.8283,17.1178) |