Plum Power is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #81a172 |
| Complementary Color | #6d8d5e |
| Color Shade: | violet (280.85° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.08% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Power Color. The Violet Haze color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Black Diamond Apple (#8a779a) for more calm effect. Try Blackberry Farm as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6d8d5e is the best complementary color to Plum Power. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e5e8d complementary color is Highland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #665e8d and #8d5e84. Thus found on the left and right of #7e5e8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Plum Power.
The split-complementary Plum Power palette consists of #5e8d66 and #848d5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6d8d5e). Try Spring Leaves and Avocado colors in combination with #7e5e8d, 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 #7e5e8d offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Power. Thus Patina and Domino giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Power contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Beaver, and Smalt Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e5e8d square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Power tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#6d8d5e) and two others. The Domino is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8d7e5e and #5e6d8d.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e5e8d is made of 35% red, 26% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Power has a hue angle of 280.85°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 46.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e5e8d is made of 5.88% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black ink.
| HEX | #7e5e8d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,94,141) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 26%, 39% |
| CMYK | 5.88, 18.43, 0, 44.71 |
| HSL | hsl(280.85,20%,46.08%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280.85,33.33%,55.29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.7507,22.1285,-20.9918) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.4146,14.3641,27.054) |