Baroness Color

#a785a7

Baroness is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #587a58
Complementary Color #85a785
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 58.82% (better contrasting with white)
Baroness Color Sample
Baroness Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a785a7

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Baroness Color. The Rhinestone color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dianthus Mauve (#8d6d89) for more calm effect. Try Gypsy's Gown as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#85a785 is the best complementary color to Baroness. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a785a7 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #9585a7 and #a78596. Thus found on the left and right of #a785a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Baroness.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Baroness palette consists of #85a796 and #96a785 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#85a785). Try Bay Leaf and Sage colors in combination with #a785a7, 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 #a785a7 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Baroness. Thus Cascade and Tallow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Baroness contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Donkey Brown, and Regent Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #a785a7 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan 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. Baroness tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#85a785) and two others. The Tallow 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 #a7a785 and #8585a7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a785a7 is made of 36% red, 28% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Baroness has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 16.19% and a lightness of 58.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a785a7 is made of 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.

HEX #a785a7
RGB Decimal rgb(167,133,167)
RGB Percentage 36%, 28%, 36%
CMYK 0, 13.33, 0, 34.51
HSL hsl(300,16.19%,58.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,20.36%,65.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.69,19.0266,-13.0634)
XYZ xyz(31.2989,27.7806,40.2718)
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