Plumberry is pale, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green
| Inverse Color | #8cafab |
| Complementary Color | #4f736e |
| Color Shade: | cool red (353.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 38.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plumberry Color. The Abra Cadabra color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Speakeasy (#826a6c) for more calm effect. Try Patchwork Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4f736e is the best complementary color to Plumberry. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #735054 complementary color is Cutty Sark, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Ferra are #734f65 and #735d4f. Thus found on the left and right of #735054 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eggplant and Roman Coffee colors as they work well with Plumberry.
The split-complementary Plumberry palette consists of #4f6573 and #4f735d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f736e). Try Blue Bayoux and Como colors in combination with #735054, 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 #735054 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plumberry. Thus Comet and Cactus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plumberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cutty Sark, Finch, and Smoky split by 90° on the color wheel. #735054 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plumberry tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#4f736e) and two others. The Cactus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Salt Box – 120° from the complementary Cutty Sark. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #53734f and #6f4f73.
In a RGB color space, hex #735054 is made of 41% red, 29% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Plumberry has a hue angle of 353.14°, a saturation of 17.95% and a lightness of 38.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #735054 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 12.16% yellow and 54.9% black ink.
| HEX | #735054 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(115,80,84) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 29%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 12.16, 54.9 |
| HSL | hsl(353.14,17.95%,38.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(353.14,30.43%,45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.8823,15.3281,3.5344) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5391,10.0223,9.7138) |