Shining Armor is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #6f7471 |
| Complementary Color | #8b908c |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 55.49% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Shining Armor Color. The Art Nouveau Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Laylock (#ab9ba5) for more energetic effect. Try Metamorphosis as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#8b908c is the best complementary color to Shining Armor. Mid green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #908b8e complementary color is Stack, 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 Venus are #8f8b90 and #908b8b. Thus found on the left and right of #908b8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Gray colors as they work well with Shining Armor.
The split-complementary Shining Armor palette consists of #8b908f and #8b908b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8b908c). Try Gunsmoke and Stack colors in combination with #908b8e, 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 #908b8e offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Shining Armor. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Shining Armor contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Natural Gray, and Jumbo split by 90° on the color wheel. #908b8e square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, mid green 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. Shining Armor tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#8b908c) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e908b and #8c8b90.
In a RGB color space, hex #908b8e is made of 34% red, 33% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Shining Armor has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 2.2% and a lightness of 55.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #908b8e is made of 0% cyan, 1.96% magenta, 0.78% yellow and 43.53% black ink.
| HEX | #908b8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(144,139,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 33%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 1.96, 0.78, 43.53 |
| HSL | hsl(324,2.2%,55.49%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,3.47%,56.47%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.3655,2.4313,-0.9445) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6167,26.3475,29.3266) |