Fashionably Plum Color

#b28ca9

Fashionably Plum is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, cool blue or mid yellow

Inverse Color #4d7356
Complementary Color #8cb295
Color Shade: mid magenta (314.21° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.35% (better contrasting with white)
Fashionably Plum Color Sample
Fashionably Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b28ca9

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Fashionably Plum Color. The Symbolic 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 saturated alternative called Orchid Kiss (#ac74a4) for more energetic effect. Try Drama Queen as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#8cb295 is the best complementary color to Fashionably Plum. 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 #b28ca9 complementary color is Bay Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #a78cb2 and #b28c96. Thus found on the left and right of #b28ca9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Fashionably Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fashionably Plum palette consists of #8cb2a8 and #96b28c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8cb295). Try Summer Green and Schist colors in combination with #b28ca9, 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 #b28ca9 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 Fashionably Plum. Thus Bali Hai and Locust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fashionably Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bay Leaf, Hillary, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b28ca9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and cool 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. Fashionably Plum tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#8cb295) and two others. The Locust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Bay Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9b28c and #958cb2.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b28ca9 is made of 37% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Fashionably Plum has a hue angle of 314.21°, a saturation of 19.79% and a lightness of 62.35%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b28ca9 is made of 0% cyan, 14.9% magenta, 3.53% yellow and 30.2% black ink.

HEX #b28ca9
RGB Decimal rgb(178,140,169)
RGB Percentage 37%, 29%, 35%
CMYK 0, 14.9, 3.53, 30.2
HSL hsl(314.21,19.79%,62.35%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(314.21,21.35%,69.8%)
CIE-LAB lab(62.5799,19.3327,-9.7545)
XYZ xyz(34.8996,31.0857,41.6969)
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