Mauve Shadows is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #4a675c |
| Complementary Color | #98b5aa |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (337.24° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Mauve Shadows Color. The Tea Blossom Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mauve Orchid (#b58299) for more energetic effect. Try Blossom Powder as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#98b5aa is the best complementary color to Mauve Shadows. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b598a3 complementary color is Summer Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Thatch are #b598b1 and #b59b98. Thus found on the left and right of #b598a3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lily and Thatch colors as they work well with Mauve Shadows.
The split-complementary Mauve Shadows palette consists of #98b1b5 and #98b59b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#98b5aa). Try Gull Gray and Envy colors in combination with #b598a3, 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 #b598a3 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mauve Shadows. Thus Gull Gray and Schist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mauve Shadows contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Summer Green, Schist, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b598a3 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mauve Shadows tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#98b5aa) and two others. The Schist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Summer Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2b598 and #aa98b5.
In a RGB color space, hex #b598a3 is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Mauve Shadows has a hue angle of 337.24°, a saturation of 16.38% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b598a3 is made of 0% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #b598a3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,152,163) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 31%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 11.37, 7.06, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(337.24,16.38%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(337.24,16.02%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.6899,12.6258,-1.7317) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.8952,34.9246,39.4469) |