Exclusive Plum Color

#736f78

Exclusive Plum is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #8c9087
Complementary Color #74776f
Color Shade: warm blue (266.67° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 45.29% (better contrasting with white)
Exclusive Plum Color Sample
Exclusive Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #736f78

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Exclusive Plum Color. The Kinlock color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dark Shadows (#5b595d) for more calm effect. Try Amethyst Gem as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#74776f is the best complementary color to Exclusive Plum. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #736f78 complementary color is Limed Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Jumbo are #6f6f77 and #776f77. Thus found on the left and right of #736f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Jumbo and Fedora colors as they work well with Exclusive Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Exclusive Plum palette consists of #6f776f and #77776f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74776f). Try Xanadu and Friar Gray colors in combination with #736f78, 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 #736f78 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Exclusive Plum. Thus Xanadu and Tapa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Exclusive Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Limed Ash, Dove Gray, and Sirocco split by 90° on the color wheel. #736f78 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Exclusive Plum tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#74776f) and two others. The Tapa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Limed Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #77736f and #6f7377.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #736f78 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Exclusive Plum has a hue angle of 266.67°, a saturation of 3.9% and a lightness of 45.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #736f78 is made of 1.96% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black ink.

HEX #736f78
RGB Decimal rgb(115,111,120)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 1.96, 3.53, 0, 52.94
HSL hsl(266.67,3.9%,45.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(266.67,7.5%,47.06%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.4559,3.3907,-4.4303)
XYZ xyz(16.1448,16.3698,20.0781)
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