Plum Swirl is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #6a8171 |
| Complementary Color | #7e9585 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (318.26° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 53.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Swirl Color. The Mystical Trip 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 Suva Grey (#888387) for more calm effect. Try Mystique as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#7e9585 is the best complementary color to Plum Swirl. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #957e8e complementary color is Spanish Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #907e95 and #957e82. Thus found on the left and right of #957e8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mamba and Bazaar colors as they work well with Plum Swirl.
The split-complementary Plum Swirl palette consists of #7e9590 and #82957e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7e9585). Try Blue Smoke and Spanish Green colors in combination with #957e8e, 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 #957e8e 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 Plum Swirl. Thus Regent Gray and Battleship Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Swirl contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spanish Green, Pale Oyster, and Waterloo split by 90° on the color wheel. #957e8e square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool 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. Plum Swirl tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#7e9585) and two others. The Battleship Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Topaz – 120° from the complementary Spanish Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e957e and #857e95.
In a RGB color space, hex #957e8e is made of 36% red, 30% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Swirl has a hue angle of 318.26°, a saturation of 9.79% and a lightness of 53.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #957e8e is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 41.57% black ink.
| HEX | #957e8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(149,126,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 30%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 9.02, 2.74, 41.57 |
| HSL | hsl(318.26,9.79%,53.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(318.26,15.44%,58.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.3435,11.72,-5.344) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7378,23.2643,28.7778) |