Plum Shade is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #878c74 |
| Complementary Color | #858b73 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Shade Color. The Smoky color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Majestic Purple (#65608c) for more energetic effect. Try Old Amethyst as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#858b73 is the best complementary color to Plum Shade. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #78738b complementary color is Bitter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Topaz are #737a8b and #83738b. Thus found on the left and right of #78738b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Raven and Mobster colors as they work well with Plum Shade.
The split-complementary Plum Shade palette consists of #7a8b73 and #8b8373 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#858b73). Try Camouflage Green and Olive Haze colors in combination with #78738b, 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 #78738b offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Shade. Thus Xanadu and Hemp giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Shade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bitter, Empress, and Blue Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #78738b square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Shade tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#858b73) and two others. The Hemp is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rolling Stone – 120° from the complementary Bitter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b7873 and #73868b.
In a RGB color space, hex #78738b is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Shade has a hue angle of 252.5°, a saturation of 9.45% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #78738b is made of 7.45% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #78738b |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,115,139) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 9.41, 0, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(252.5,9.45%,49.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.5,17.27%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.6397,7.0279,-12.3955) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.5367,18.1186,26.9464) |