Plush Velvet is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #818c82 |
| Complementary Color | #727e74 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (305.45° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 47.25% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plush Velvet Color. The Grape Jelly color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Banished Brown (#745e6f) for more energetic effect. Try Patina Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#727e74 is the best complementary color to Plush Velvet. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7e737d complementary color is Xanadu, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fedora are #79727e and #7e7277. Thus found on the left and right of #7e737d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mobster and Empress colors as they work well with Plush Velvet.
The split-complementary Plush Velvet palette consists of #727e79 and #777e72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#727e74). Try Blue Smoke and Camouflage Green colors in combination with #7e737d, 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 #7e737d offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plush Velvet. Thus Sirocco and Bandicoot giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plush Velvet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Xanadu, Tapa, and Rolling Stone split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e737d square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plush Velvet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#727e74) and two others. The Bandicoot is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jumbo – 120° from the complementary Xanadu. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d7e72 and #73727e.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e737d is made of 34% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Plush Velvet has a hue angle of 305.45°, a saturation of 4.56% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e737d is made of 0% cyan, 4.31% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 50.59% black ink.
| HEX | #7e737d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,115,125) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.31, 0.39, 50.59 |
| HSL | hsl(305.45,4.56%,47.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(305.45,8.73%,49.41%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.711,6.1977,-3.9559) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.4366,18.1778,21.939) |