Plum's the Word is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #253117 |
| Complementary Color | #dce8ce |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 85.88% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Plum's the Word Color. The Viking Diva color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Tinted Iris (#c4b7d8) for more calm effect. Try Drifting Dream as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dce8ce is the best complementary color to Plum's the Word. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dacee8 complementary color is Kidnapper, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #cecfe8 and #e7cee8. Thus found on the left and right of #dacee8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Periwinkle Gray and Snuff colors as they work well with Plum's the Word.
The split-complementary Plum's the Word palette consists of #cfe8ce and #e8e7ce colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dce8ce). Try Zanah and White Rock colors in combination with #dacee8, 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 #dacee8 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Plum's the Word. Thus Skeptic and Bizarre giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Plum's the Word contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kidnapper, Oyster Pink, and Botticelli split by 90° on the color wheel. #dacee8 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Plum's the Word tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#dce8ce) and two others. The Bizarre is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Botticelli – 120° from the complementary Kidnapper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8dace and #cedce8.
In a RGB color space, hex #dacee8 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Plum's the Word has a hue angle of 267.69°, a saturation of 36.11% and a lightness of 85.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dacee8 is made of 5.49% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.02% black ink.
| HEX | #dacee8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(218,206,232) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 10.2, 0, 9.02 |
| HSL | hsl(267.69,36.11%,85.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.69,11.21%,90.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.4189,8.9155,-11.3151) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5502,64.8742,85.411) |