Colombo Red Mauve is calm, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #45854c |
| Complementary Color | #79ba81 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (306.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.39% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Colombo Red Mauve Color. The Moorland Heather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Royal Pretender (#a063a1) for more calm effect. Try Pastel Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#79ba81 is the best complementary color to Colombo Red Mauve. 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 #ba7ab3 complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #a179ba and #ba7993. Thus found on the left and right of #ba7ab3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Purple Mountain's Majesty and Turkish Rose colors as they work well with Colombo Red Mauve.
The split-complementary Colombo Red Mauve palette consists of #79baa1 and #93ba79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79ba81). Try Acapulco and Olivine colors in combination with #ba7ab3, 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 #ba7ab3 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 Colombo Red Mauve. Thus Neptune and Gimblet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Colombo Red Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Mongoose, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #ba7ab3 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Colombo Red Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#79ba81) and two others. The Gimblet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Blue Yonder – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3ba79 and #8179ba.
In a RGB color space, hex #ba7ab3 is made of 38% red, 25% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Colombo Red Mauve has a hue angle of 306.56°, a saturation of 31.68% and a lightness of 60.39%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ba7ab3 is made of 0% cyan, 25.1% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #ba7ab3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(186,122,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 38%, 25%, 37% |
| CMYK | 0, 25.1, 2.74, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(306.56,31.68%,60.39%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(306.56,34.41%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.5373,33.9671,-19.9585) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.3459,27.6128,46.1147) |