Victorian Plum is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #719d87 |
| Complementary Color | #618e78 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (330° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 47.06% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Victorian Plum Color. The Exotic Eggplant color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Ephemera (#6f5965) for more calm effect. Try Moonscape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#618e78 is the best complementary color to Victorian Plum. Green cyan shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8e6278 complementary color is Viridian Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #8e618e and #8e6161. Thus found on the left and right of #8e6278 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Copper Rose colors as they work well with Victorian Plum.
The split-complementary Victorian Plum palette consists of #618e8e and #618e61 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#618e78). Try Patina and Glade Green colors in combination with #8e6278, 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 #8e6278 offers a combination of blue cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Victorian Plum. Thus Lynch and Highland giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Victorian Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Viridian Green, Avocado, and Kimberly split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e6278 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, green cyan and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Victorian Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#618e78) and two others. The Highland 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 #788e61 and #77618e.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e6278 is made of 39% red, 27% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Victorian Plum has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 18.33% and a lightness of 47.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e6278 is made of 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 8.63% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8e6278 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,98,120) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 27%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 17.26, 8.63, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(330,18.33%,47.06%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(330,30.99%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.7668,21.361,-5.1484) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.9132,15.8422,19.8303) |