Imaginary Mauve Color

#89687d

Imaginary Mauve is pale, 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 #769782
Complementary Color #688974
Color Shade: warm magenta (321.82° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 47.25% (better contrasting with white)
Imaginary Mauve Color Sample
Imaginary Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #89687d

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Imaginary Mauve Color. The Wonder Wish color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Brocade Violet (#7b4d6b) for more energetic effect. Try Medieval Wine as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#688974 is the best complementary color to Imaginary Mauve. 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 #89687d complementary color is Viridian 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 Falcon are #846889 and #89686c. Thus found on the left and right of #89687d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Opium colors as they work well with Imaginary Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Imaginary Mauve palette consists of #688984 and #6c8968 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#688974). Try Juniper and Highland colors in combination with #89687d, 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 #89687d 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 Imaginary Mauve. Thus Slate Gray and Flax Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Imaginary Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Olive Haze, and Storm Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #89687d 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. Imaginary Mauve tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#688974) and two others. The Flax Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rum – 120° from the complementary Viridian Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #7d8968 and #736889.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #89687d is made of 37% red, 28% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Imaginary Mauve has a hue angle of 321.82°, a saturation of 13.69% and a lightness of 47.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #89687d is made of 0% cyan, 12.95% magenta, 4.71% yellow and 46.27% black ink.

HEX #89687d
RGB Decimal rgb(137,104,125)
RGB Percentage 37%, 28%, 34%
CMYK 0, 12.95, 4.71, 46.27
HSL hsl(321.82,13.69%,47.25%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(321.82,24.09%,53.73%)
CIE-LAB lab(47.8794,16.8499,-6.553)
XYZ xyz(18.9685,16.6997,21.6256)
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