Plum Shadow is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #838f83 |
| Complementary Color | #707c70 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Shadow Color. The Imagine That color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Wine Stroll (#8f7191) for more energetic effect. Try Pound Sterling as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#707c70 is the best complementary color to Plum Shadow. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7c707c complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #76707c and #7c7076. Thus found on the left and right of #7c707c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Empress colors as they work well with Plum Shadow.
The split-complementary Plum Shadow palette consists of #707c76 and #767c70 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#707c70). Try Xanadu and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #7c707c, 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 #7c707c offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Shadow. Thus Sirocco and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Tapa, and Rolling Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c707c square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, warm green and cool 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 Shadow tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#707c70) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Storm Gray – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7c7c70 and #70707c.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c707c is made of 34% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Shadow has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 5.08% and a lightness of 46.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c707c is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black ink.
| HEX | #7c707c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,112,124) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 0, 51.37 |
| HSL | hsl(300,5.08%,46.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,9.68%,48.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.6715,7.01,-4.9216) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.7444,17.3287,21.4783) |