Damson Plum Color

#dda0dd

Damson Plum is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, blue cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #225f22
Complementary Color #a0dda0
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Damson Plum Color Sample
Damson Plum Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #dda0dd

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Damson Plum Color. The Barely Bloomed color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Girl Power (#d39bcb) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Pink as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a0dda0 is the best complementary color to Damson Plum. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dda0dd complementary color is Celadon, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Light Orchid are #bea0dd and #dda0be. Thus found on the left and right of #dda0dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Wisteria and Can Can colors as they work well with Damson Plum.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Damson Plum palette consists of #a0ddbe and #bedda0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a0dda0). Try Chinook and Deco colors in combination with #dda0dd, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #dda0dd offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Damson Plum. Thus Aqua Island and Sapling giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Damson Plum contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Celadon, Cameo, and Regent St Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #dda0dd square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and blue cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Damson Plum tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#a0dda0) and two others. The Sapling is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cold Purple – 120° from the complementary Celadon. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dddda0 and #a0a0dd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #dda0dd is made of 37% red, 27% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Damson Plum has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 47.29% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dda0dd is made of 0% cyan, 23.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #dda0dd
RGB Decimal rgb(221,160,221)
RGB Percentage 37%, 27%, 37%
CMYK 0, 23.92, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(300,47.29%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,27.6%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.3727,32.5391,-21.9971)
XYZ xyz(55.4407,45.7342,74.3122)
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