Poetry Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #77976e |
| Complementary Color | #719168 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (286.83° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 48.82% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Poetry Mauve Color. The Montana Grape color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Exotic Purple (#6a5078) for more energetic effect. Try Mixed Berries as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#719168 is the best complementary color to Poetry Mauve. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #886891 complementary color is Highland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trendy Pink are #736891 and #916885. Thus found on the left and right of #886891 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Poetry Mauve.
The split-complementary Poetry Mauve palette consists of #689173 and #859168 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#719168). Try Viridian Green and Avocado colors in combination with #886891, 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 #886891 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Poetry Mauve. Thus Juniper and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Poetry Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Highland, Cement, and Slate Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #886891 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Poetry Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#719168) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lynch – 120° from the complementary Highland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918768 and #687191.
In a RGB color space, hex #886891 is made of 35% red, 27% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Poetry Mauve has a hue angle of 286.83°, a saturation of 16.47% and a lightness of 48.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #886891 is made of 3.53% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.
| HEX | #886891 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,104,145) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 27%, 38% |
| CMYK | 3.53, 16.08, 0, 43.14 |
| HSL | hsl(286.83,16.47%,48.82%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(286.83,28.28%,56.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.485,20.5017,-17.5554) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2145,17.1792,29.0386) |