Passion Plum is calm, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #63a088 |
| Complementary Color | #5f9c84 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (336.39° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Passion Plum Color. The Baroque Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Strawberry Surprise (#b9758d) for more energetic effect. Try Cannon Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#5f9c84 is the best complementary color to Passion Plum. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9c5f77 complementary color is Patina, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Strikemaster are #9c5f95 and #9c655f. Thus found on the left and right of #9c5f77 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Strikemaster and Au Chico colors as they work well with Passion Plum.
The split-complementary Passion Plum palette consists of #5f959c and #5f9c65 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#5f9c84). Try Breaker Bay and Aqua Forest colors in combination with #9c5f77, 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 #9c5f77 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Passion Plum. Thus Waikawa Gray and Asparagus giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Passion Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Patina, Avocado, and Scampi split by 90° on the color wheel. #9c5f77 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Passion Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#5f9c84) and two others. The Asparagus is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Trendy Pink – 120° from the complementary Patina. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #769c5f and #845f9c.
In a RGB color space, hex #9c5f77 is made of 42% red, 26% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Passion Plum has a hue angle of 336.39°, a saturation of 24.3% and a lightness of 49.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9c5f77 is made of 0% cyan, 23.93% magenta, 14.51% yellow and 38.82% black ink.
| HEX | #9c5f77 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(156,95,119) |
| RGB Percentage | 42%, 26%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 23.93, 14.51, 38.82 |
| HSL | hsl(336.39,24.3%,49.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(336.39,39.1%,61.18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.7319,28.1984,-2.9286) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1323,16.5842,19.54) |