Plum Preserve is calm, 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 | #838f55 |
| Complementary Color | #9eaa70 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252.41° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Preserve Color. The Sunlit Allium color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Butterfly Garden (#908aba) for more energetic effect. Try Passion Flower as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9eaa70 is the best complementary color to Plum Preserve. 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 #7c70aa complementary color is Green Smoke, 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 Deluge are #7081aa and #9970aa. Thus found on the left and right of #7c70aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bermuda Gray and Wisteria colors as they work well with Plum Preserve.
The split-complementary Plum Preserve palette consists of #81aa70 and #aa9870 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eaa70). Try Chelsea Cucumber and Sandal colors in combination with #7c70aa, 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 #7c70aa 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 Preserve. Thus Aqua Forest and Coral Tree giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Preserve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Turkish Rose, and Acapulco split by 90° on the color wheel. #7c70aa 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 Preserve tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#9eaa70) and two others. The Coral Tree is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gothic – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa7c70 and #709daa.
In a RGB color space, hex #7c70aa is made of 31% red, 28% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Preserve has a hue angle of 252.41°, a saturation of 25.44% and a lightness of 55.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7c70aa is made of 18.04% cyan, 22.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.
| HEX | #7c70aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(124,112,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 28%, 42% |
| CMYK | 18.04, 22.75, 0, 33.33 |
| HSL | hsl(252.41,25.44%,55.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252.41,34.12%,66.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.4238,17.6893,-29.3439) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.362,18.7757,40.5284) |