Willowherb is soft, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #71bb7c |
| Complementary Color | #438e4f |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (308.92° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 41.18% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Willowherb Color. The Kyo Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Safflower Purple (#b44c97) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Light as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#438e4f is the best complementary color to Willowherb. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e4483 complementary color is Goblin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Cannon Pink are #74438e and #8e435d. Thus found on the left and right of #8e4483 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Affair and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Willowherb.
The split-complementary Willowherb palette consists of #438e74 and #5d8e43 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#438e4f). Try Viridian and Fern Green colors in combination with #8e4483, 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 #8e4483 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Willowherb. Thus Wedgewood and Sycamore giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Willowherb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Goblin, Cape Palliser, and East Bay split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e4483 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Willowherb tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#438e4f) and two others. The Sycamore is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Victoria – 120° from the complementary Goblin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #828e43 and #4f438e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e4483 is made of 42% red, 20% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Willowherb has a hue angle of 308.92°, a saturation of 35.24% and a lightness of 41.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e4483 is made of 0% cyan, 29.02% magenta, 4.32% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e4483 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,68,131) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 20%, 38% |
| CMYK | 0, 29.02, 4.32, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(308.92,35.24%,41.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(308.92,52.11%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.4489,40.1509,-21.4118) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.3192,11.5237,22.7842) |