Old Prune is calm, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #7d8d5b |
| Complementary Color | #94a472 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (259.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 54.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Old Prune Color. The Kimberly color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Hyacinth Arbor (#6c6783) for more calm effect. Try Brave Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#94a472 is the best complementary color to Old Prune. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8272a4 complementary color is Green Smoke, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #727ba4 and #9a72a4. Thus found on the left and right of #8272a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Kimberly and Trendy Pink colors as they work well with Old Prune.
The split-complementary Old Prune palette consists of #7ba472 and #a49a72 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#94a472). Try Amulet and Donkey Brown colors in combination with #8272a4, 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 #8272a4 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Old Prune. Thus Oxley and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Old Prune contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Smoke, Pharlap, and Sea Nymph split by 90° on the color wheel. #8272a4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Old Prune tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#94a472) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gothic – 120° from the complementary Green Smoke. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a48172 and #7294a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #8272a4 is made of 32% red, 28% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Old Prune has a hue angle of 259.2°, a saturation of 21.55% and a lightness of 54.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8272a4 is made of 13.33% cyan, 19.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #8272a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,114,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 28%, 40% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 19.6, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(259.2,21.55%,54.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(259.2,30.49%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.222,16.8915,-24.5681) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9241,19.4608,37.7227) |