Soft Impact is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #4d7157 |
| Complementary Color | #8eb298 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (316.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 62.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Impact Color. The Buckwheat Mauve color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Long Forgotten Purple (#a1759c) for more energetic effect. Try Soft Heather as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb298 is the best complementary color to Soft Impact. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b28ea8 complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #aa8eb2 and #b28e95. Thus found on the left and right of #b28ea8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Del Rio colors as they work well with Soft Impact.
The split-complementary Soft Impact palette consists of #8eb2aa and #95b28e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb298). Try Cascade and Norway colors in combination with #b28ea8, 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 #b28ea8 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Soft Impact. Thus Bali Hai and Locust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Impact contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Heathered Gray, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b28ea8 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Soft Impact tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#8eb298) and two others. The Locust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8b28e and #988eb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b28ea8 is made of 36% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Impact has a hue angle of 316.67°, a saturation of 18.95% and a lightness of 62.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b28ea8 is made of 0% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 3.92% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b28ea8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,142,168) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 29%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 14.11, 3.92, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(316.67,18.95%,62.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(316.67,20.22%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.0427,18.0255,-8.4974) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.101,31.6381,41.3025) |