Quinacridone Magenta is soft, 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 | #71c5a6 |
| Complementary Color | #398e6f |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (337.86° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Quinacridone Magenta Color. The Blush color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Cadillac (#b04c6a) for more calm effect. Try Clinker Red as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#398e6f is the best complementary color to Quinacridone Magenta. 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 #8e3a59 complementary color is Viridian, 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 Camelot are #8e3982 and #8e4539. Thus found on the left and right of #8e3a59 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Plum and Sanguine Brown colors as they work well with Quinacridone Magenta.
The split-complementary Quinacridone Magenta palette consists of #39828e and #398e45 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#398e6f). Try Paradiso and Goblin colors in combination with #8e3a59, 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 #8e3a59 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 Quinacridone Magenta. Thus Chambray and Apple giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Quinacridone Magenta contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian, Sycamore, and Gigas split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e3a59 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. Quinacridone Magenta tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#398e6f) and two others. The Apple is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Viridian. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #588e39 and #6f398e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e3a59 is made of 49% red, 20% green and 31% blue. In a HSL mode Quinacridone Magenta has a hue angle of 337.86°, a saturation of 42% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e3a59 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e3a59 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,58,89) |
| RGB Percentage | 49%, 20%, 31% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.94, 20.79, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(337.86,42%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(337.86,59.15%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.9263,38.86,-0.5261) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.4716,9.4982,10.5218) |