Plum Perfume is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #5b765c |
| Complementary Color | #89a38a |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (302.22° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Perfume Color. The Regal Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lost Lavender Somewhere (#8d828c) for more calm effect. Try Asian Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#89a38a is the best complementary color to Plum Perfume. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a489a3 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mountbatten Pink are #9789a3 and #a38995. Thus found on the left and right of #a489a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Mountbatten Pink colors as they work well with Plum Perfume.
The split-complementary Plum Perfume palette consists of #89a397 and #95a389 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#89a38a). Try Envy and Sage colors in combination with #a489a3, 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 #a489a3 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Perfume. Thus Granny Smith and Sage giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Perfume contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Zorba, and Regent Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a489a3 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum Perfume tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#89a38a) and two others. The Sage is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2a389 and #8a89a3.
In a RGB color space, hex #a489a3 is made of 35% red, 30% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Perfume has a hue angle of 302.22°, a saturation of 12.92% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a489a3 is made of 0% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0.39% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #a489a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(164,137,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 30%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 10.58, 0.39, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(302.22,12.92%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(302.22,16.46%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2736,14.9129,-9.9332) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8664,28.4282,38.5107) |