Boysenberry Color

#873260

Boysenberry is soft, 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 #78cd9f
Complementary Color #318758
Color Shade: warm magenta (327.53° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 36.27% (better contrasting with white)
Boysenberry Color Sample
Boysenberry Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #873260

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Boysenberry Color. The Cactus Flower color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Orchid Lei (#9c4a7d) for more calm effect. Try Old Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#318758 is the best complementary color to Boysenberry. 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 #873260 complementary color is Sea Green, 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 Camelot are #833187 and #873135. Thus found on the left and right of #873260 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Vivid Violet and El Salva colors as they work well with Boysenberry.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Boysenberry palette consists of #318783 and #358731 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#318758). Try Paradiso and Sea Green colors in combination with #873260, 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 #873260 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 Boysenberry. Thus Calypso and Crete giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Boysenberry contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Green, Pesto, and Minsk split by 90° on the color wheel. #873260 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. Boysenberry tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#318758) and two others. The Crete 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 #608731 and #583187.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #873260 is made of 48% red, 18% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Boysenberry has a hue angle of 327.53°, a saturation of 45.95% and a lightness of 36.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #873260 is made of 0% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 15.29% yellow and 47.06% black ink.

HEX #873260
RGB Decimal rgb(135,50,96)
RGB Percentage 48%, 18%, 34%
CMYK 0, 33.33, 15.29, 47.06
HSL hsl(327.53,45.95%,36.27%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(327.53,62.96%,52.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(34.5525,41.3158,-8.6389)
XYZ xyz(13.2436,8.2766,11.9659)
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