Symbolic 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 | #4d6152 |
| Complementary Color | #9eb2a3 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (315° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Symbolic Color. The Berry Bright color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Garden Plum (#9d8292) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Bliss as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#9eb2a3 is the best complementary color to Symbolic. 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 #b29ead complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #ac9eb2 and #b29ea3. Thus found on the left and right of #b29ead on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Symbolic.
The split-complementary Symbolic palette consists of #9eb2ac and #a3b29e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9eb2a3). Try Edward and Bud colors in combination with #b29ead, 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 #b29ead 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 Symbolic. Thus Hit Gray and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Symbolic contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Nomad, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #b29ead square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid 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. Symbolic tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#9eb2a3) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #adb29e and #a39eb2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b29ead is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Symbolic has a hue angle of 315°, a saturation of 11.49% and a lightness of 65.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b29ead is made of 0% cyan, 7.84% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b29ead |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,158,173) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 7.84, 1.96, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(315,11.49%,65.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(315,11.24%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.2289,10.0162,-5.0954) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.1298,36.9358,44.6548) |