Phlox Flower Violet Color

#7f4f78

Phlox Flower Violet is calm, 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 #80b087
Complementary Color #4f7e56
Color Shade: mid magenta (308.75° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 40.39% (better contrasting with white)
Phlox Flower Violet Color Sample
Phlox Flower Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7f4f78

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Phlox Flower Violet Color. The Bermuda Onion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sunshone Plum (#886688) for more calm effect. Try Strikemaster as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#4f7e56 is the best complementary color to Phlox Flower Violet. 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 #7f4f78 complementary color is Spring Leaves, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #6d4f7e and #7e4f60. Thus found on the left and right of #7f4f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Affair and Ferra colors as they work well with Phlox Flower Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Phlox Flower Violet palette consists of #4f7e6e and #607e4f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4f7e56). Try Como and Dingley colors in combination with #7f4f78, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #7f4f78 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 Phlox Flower Violet. Thus Cutty Sark and Go Ben giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Phlox Flower Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Leaves, Shadow, and Blue Bayoux split by 90° on the color wheel. #7f4f78 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Phlox Flower Violet tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#4f7e56) and two others. The Go Ben is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Bay – 120° from the complementary Spring Leaves. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #777e4f and #564f7e.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7f4f78 is made of 39% red, 24% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Phlox Flower Violet has a hue angle of 308.75°, a saturation of 23.3% and a lightness of 40.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7f4f78 is made of 0% cyan, 18.82% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 50.2% black ink.

HEX #7f4f78
RGB Decimal rgb(127,79,120)
RGB Percentage 39%, 24%, 37%
CMYK 0, 18.82, 2.74, 50.2
HSL hsl(308.75,23.3%,40.39%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(308.75,37.8%,49.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.3448,26.9665,-14.995)
XYZ xyz(14.9385,11.4601,19.194)
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