Beaujolais is soft, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #7fcfb3 |
| Complementary Color | #308064 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (339° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 34.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Beaujolais Color. The Zinfandel color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Rouge (#a23b6c) for more energetic effect. Try Rhine River Rose as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#308064 is the best complementary color to Beaujolais. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80304c complementary color is Sea Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Camelot are #803073 and #803c30. Thus found on the left and right of #80304c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plum and Nutmeg colors as they work well with Beaujolais.
The split-complementary Beaujolais palette consists of #307380 and #30803c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#308064). Try Paradiso and Sea Green colors in combination with #80304c, 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 #80304c offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Beaujolais. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Beaujolais contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Green, Pesto, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #80304c square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Beaujolais tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#308064) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Eminence – 120° from the complementary Sea Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4b8030 and #643080.
In a RGB color space, hex #80304c is made of 51% red, 19% green and 30% blue. In a HSL mode Beaujolais has a hue angle of 339°, a saturation of 45.45% and a lightness of 34.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80304c is made of 0% cyan, 31.38% magenta, 20.4% yellow and 49.8% black ink.
| HEX | #80304c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(128,48,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 51%, 19%, 30% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.38, 20.4, 49.8 |
| HSL | hsl(339,45.45%,34.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(339,62.5%,50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.3135,37.3449,0.8138) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.2635,7.2249,7.6384) |