Plum Frost is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #4e5849 |
| Complementary Color | #acb6a7 |
| Color Shade: | violet (280° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum Frost Color. The Berry Cream color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Nana (#a08da7) for more energetic effect. Try Smoky Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#acb6a7 is the best complementary color to Plum Frost. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b1a7b6 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #a9a7b6 and #b6a7b3. Thus found on the left and right of #b1a7b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spun Pearl and Shady Lady colors as they work well with Plum Frost.
The split-complementary Plum Frost palette consists of #a7b6a9 and #b3b6a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb6a7). Try Edward and Eagle colors in combination with #b1a7b6, 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 #b1a7b6 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum Frost. Thus Edward and Nomad giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum Frost contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Martini, and Hit Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1a7b6 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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 Frost tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#acb6a7) and two others. The Nomad is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aluminium – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6b1a7 and #a7acb6.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1a7b6 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Plum Frost has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 9.32% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1a7b6 is made of 1.96% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #b1a7b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,167,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 5.88, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(280,9.32%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(280,8.24%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7266,6.4086,-6.4111) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.3937,40.3619,49.9176) |