Chakra is calm, 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 | #74a170 |
| Complementary Color | #618f5e |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295.1° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 46.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Chakra Color. The Basil Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sweet Potato Peel (#917798) for more calm effect. Try Self Powered as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#618f5e is the best complementary color to Chakra. 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 #8b5e8f complementary color is Glade Green, 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 #725e8f and #8f5e7a. Thus found on the left and right of #8b5e8f on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Rum and Strikemaster colors as they work well with Chakra.
The split-complementary Chakra palette consists of #5e8f72 and #7a8f5e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#618f5e). Try Viridian Green and Highland colors in combination with #8b5e8f, 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 #8b5e8f 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 Chakra. Thus Patina and Clay Creek giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Chakra contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Glade Green, Domino, and Lynch split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b5e8f 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. Chakra tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#618f5e) and two others. The Clay Creek is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waikawa Gray – 120° from the complementary Glade Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8f8b5e and #5e618f.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b5e8f is made of 37% red, 25% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Chakra has a hue angle of 295.1°, a saturation of 20.68% and a lightness of 46.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b5e8f is made of 1.57% cyan, 19.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black ink.
| HEX | #8b5e8f |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,94,143) |
| RGB Percentage | 37%, 25%, 38% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 19.22, 0, 43.92 |
| HSL | hsl(295.1,20.68%,46.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295.1,34.27%,56.08%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.2814,26.9853,-19.7113) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6081,15.4775,27.9406) |