Self Powered Color

#8c7591

Self Powered 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 #738a6e
Complementary Color #799174
Color Shade: cool magenta (289.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 51.37% (better contrasting with white)
Self Powered Color Sample
Self Powered Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #8c7591

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Self Powered Color. The Candy Violet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plum Power (#7e5e8d) for more energetic effect. Try Smokey Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#799174 is the best complementary color to Self Powered. 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 #8c7591 complementary color is Laurel, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mamba are #7d7491 and #917487. Thus found on the left and right of #8c7591 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Topaz and Mountbatten Pink colors as they work well with Self Powered.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Self Powered palette consists of #74917e and #879174 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#799174). Try Laurel and Battleship Gray colors in combination with #8c7591, 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 #8c7591 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 Self Powered. Thus Juniper and Granite Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Self Powered contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Laurel, Almond Frost, and Slate Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c7591 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan 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. Self Powered tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#799174) and two others. The Granite Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Waterloo – 120° from the complementary Laurel. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #918c74 and #747991.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #8c7591 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Self Powered has a hue angle of 289.29°, a saturation of 11.29% and a lightness of 51.37%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c7591 is made of 1.96% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black ink.

HEX #8c7591
RGB Decimal rgb(140,117,145)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 36%
CMYK 1.96, 10.98, 0, 43.14
HSL hsl(289.29,11.29%,51.37%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(289.29,19.31%,56.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(52.2221,14.2651,-11.8488)
XYZ xyz(22.2873,20.3424,29.5399)
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