Pretty in Plum is soft, 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 | #3a7 |
| Complementary Color | #54cc98 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (334.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 56.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pretty in Plum Color. The Devilish Diva 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 soft alternative called Fiery Fuchsia (#b7386e) for more calm effect. Try Minuette as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#54cc98 is the best complementary color to Pretty in Plum. 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 #c58 complementary color is Emerald, 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 White are #cc54c3 and #cc5d54. Thus found on the left and right of #c58 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and Chestnut Rose colors as they work well with Pretty in Plum.
The split-complementary Pretty in Plum palette consists of #54c3cc and #54cc5d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54cc98). Try Shakespeare and Emerald colors in combination with #c58, 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 #c58 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 Pretty in Plum. Thus Danube and Mantis giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pretty in Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Emerald, Turmeric, and Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #c58 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. Pretty in Plum tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#54cc98) and two others. The Mantis is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary Emerald. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #88cc54 and #9854cc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc5588 is made of 48% red, 20% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Pretty in Plum has a hue angle of 334.29°, a saturation of 53.85% and a lightness of 56.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc5588 is made of 0% cyan, 46.67% magenta, 26.67% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc5588 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,85,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 20%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.67, 26.67, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(334.29,53.85%,56.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(334.29,58.33%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.0718,52.2523,-4.4307) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5943,21.1119,25.6497) |