Plum Dandy is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #749787 |
| Complementary Color | #688b7a |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (332.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Dandy Color. The Catnip Wood color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fine Wine (#744e5b) for more energetic effect. Try Garden Plum as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#688b7a is the best complementary color to Plum Dandy. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b6878 complementary color is Viridian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Falcon are #8b6889 and #8b6968. Thus found on the left and right of #8b6878 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Opium colors as they work well with Plum Dandy.
The split-complementary Plum Dandy palette consists of #68898b and #688b69 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#688b7a). Try Juniper and Glade Green colors in combination with #8b6878, 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 #8b6878 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Dandy. Thus Slate Gray and Camouflage Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Dandy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Avocado, and Storm Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b6878 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Dandy tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#688b7a) and two others. The Camouflage Green 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 #788b68 and #7a688b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b6878 is made of 38% red, 29% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Dandy has a hue angle of 332.57°, a saturation of 14.4% and a lightness of 47.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b6878 is made of 0% cyan, 13.73% magenta, 7.45% yellow and 45.49% black ink.
| HEX | #8b6878 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,104,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 29%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 13.73, 7.45, 45.49 |
| HSL | hsl(332.57,14.4%,47.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(332.57,25.18%,54.51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.938,16.6971,-3.453) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9879,16.7457,20.0008) |