Madder Magenta Color

#80496e

Madder Magenta is calm, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow

Inverse Color #7fb691
Complementary Color #49805a
Color Shade: warm magenta (319.64° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 39.41% (better contrasting with white)
Madder Magenta Color Sample
Madder Magenta Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #80496e

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Madder Magenta Color. The Strikemaster color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Amaranthine (#5f4053) for more calm effect. Try Old Eggplant as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#49805a is the best complementary color to Madder Magenta. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #80496e complementary color is Como, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Pink are #764980 and #804952. Thus found on the left and right of #80496e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Affair and Copper Rust colors as they work well with Madder Magenta.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Madder Magenta palette consists of #498076 and #528049 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#49805a). Try Faded Jade and Hippie Green colors in combination with #80496e, 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 #80496e offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Madder Magenta. Thus Bismark and Dingley giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Madder Magenta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Como, Shadow, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #80496e square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Madder Magenta tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#49805a) and two others. The Dingley is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Victoria – 120° from the complementary Como. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #6e8049 and #5a4980.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #80496e is made of 41% red, 23% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Madder Magenta has a hue angle of 319.64°, a saturation of 27.36% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #80496e is made of 0% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #80496e
RGB Decimal rgb(128,73,110)
RGB Percentage 41%, 23%, 35%
CMYK 0, 21.57, 7.06, 49.8
HSL hsl(319.64,27.36%,39.41%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(319.64,42.97%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.6906,28.9446,-11.3152)
XYZ xyz(14.0991,10.4801,16.0316)
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