Noble Plum is deep, 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 | #78e087 |
| Complementary Color | #1f872d |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.65° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 32.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Noble Plum Color. The Pure Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Acai Juice (#942193) for more energetic effect. Try Warm Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#1f872d is the best complementary color to Noble Plum. 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 #871f78 complementary color is Forest Green, 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 Disco are #611f87 and #871f43. Thus found on the left and right of #871f78 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Seance and Claret colors as they work well with Noble Plum.
The split-complementary Noble Plum palette consists of #1f8761 and #44871f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1f872d). Try Eucalyptus and Vida Loca colors in combination with #871f78, 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 #871f78 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 Noble Plum. Thus Elm and Pacifika giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Noble Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Forest Green, Kumera, and Bay of Many split by 90° on the color wheel. #871f78 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. Noble Plum tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#1f872d) and two others. The Pacifika is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jacksons Purple – 120° from the complementary Forest Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #78871f and #2d1f87.
In a RGB color space, hex #871f78 is made of 47% red, 11% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Noble Plum has a hue angle of 308.65°, a saturation of 62.65% and a lightness of 32.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #871f78 is made of 0% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 47.06% black ink.
| HEX | #871f78 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(135,31,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 11%, 42% |
| CMYK | 0, 40.78, 5.88, 47.06 |
| HSL | hsl(308.65,62.65%,32.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.65,77.04%,52.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.8907,52.5143,-26.4454) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8718,7.4869,18.4833) |