Plum Majesty Color

#994548

Plum Majesty is soft, warm-toned shade of cool red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm cyan, warm blue or warm green

Inverse Color #66bab7
Complementary Color #459996
Color Shade: cool red (357.86° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 43.53% (better contrasting with white)
Plum Majesty Color Sample
Plum Majesty Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #994548

If you're looking for a similar cool red shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Majesty Color. The Pink Flame color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a red magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spiced Tea (#ab6162) for more calm effect. Try Hot Flamingo as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#459996 is the best complementary color to Plum Majesty. Warm cyan shades generally complement the cool red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #994548 complementary color is Wedgewood, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm magenta, cool red, and warm red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Copper Rust are #994571 and #996c45. Thus found on the left and right of #994548 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Cannon Pink and Cape Palliser colors as they work well with Plum Majesty.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Plum Majesty palette consists of #457199 and #45996c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#459996). Try Wedgewood and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #994548, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #994548 offers a combination of cool blue and warm green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Majesty. Thus Victoria and Fruit Salad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Plum Majesty contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Wedgewood, Asparagus, and Affair split by 90° on the color wheel. #994548 square combo is a palette of cool red, cool yellow, warm cyan and warm blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Majesty tetradic combo consists of warm cyan complementary color (#459996) and two others. The Fruit Salad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Vivid Violet – 120° from the complementary Wedgewood. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #479945 and #964599.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #994548 is made of 52% red, 23% green and 24% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Majesty has a hue angle of 357.86°, a saturation of 37.84% and a lightness of 43.53%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #994548 is made of 0% cyan, 32.94% magenta, 31.76% yellow and 40% black ink.

HEX #994548
RGB Decimal rgb(153,69,72)
RGB Percentage 52%, 23%, 24%
CMYK 0, 32.94, 31.76, 40
HSL hsl(357.86,37.84%,43.53%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(357.86,54.9%,60%)
CIE-LAB lab(40.4043,35.433,15.3239)
XYZ xyz(16.4347,11.4964,7.4837)
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