Plum Haze Color

#8b7574

Plum Haze is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green

Inverse Color #748a8b
Complementary Color #748a8b
Color Shade: mid red (2.61° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Plum Haze Color Sample
Plum Haze Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8b7574

If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Haze Color. The Grey Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dove Feather (#755d5b) for more energetic effect. Try Captain Nemo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#748a8b is the best complementary color to Plum Haze. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b7574 complementary color is Sirocco, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Hemp are #8b747e and #8b8074. Thus found on the left and right of #8b7574 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Empress and Squirrel colors as they work well with Plum Haze.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plum Haze palette consists of #747e8b and #748b80 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#748a8b). Try Raven and Blue Smoke colors in combination with #8b7574, 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 #8b7574 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Haze. Thus Storm Gray and Xanadu giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plum Haze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sirocco, Battleship Gray, and Mobster split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b7574 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet 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. Plum Haze tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#748a8b) and two others. The Xanadu is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Monsoon – 120° from the complementary Sirocco. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #748b75 and #8b748a.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8b7574 is made of 37% red, 31% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Haze has a hue angle of 2.61°, a saturation of 9.02% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b7574 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 9.02% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #8b7574
RGB Decimal rgb(139,117,116)
RGB Percentage 37%, 31%, 31%
CMYK 0, 8.63, 9.02, 45.49
HSL hsl(2.61,9.02%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(2.61,16.55%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(51.2355,8.3835,3.7335)
XYZ xyz(20.1611,19.4725,19.219)
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