Phlox Color

#df00ff

Phlox is vivid, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #20ff00
Complementary Color #1fff00
Color Shade: cool magenta (292.47° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 50% (better contrasting with white)
Phlox Color Sample
Phlox Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #df00ff

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Phlox Color. The Hunky Hummingbird color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called New Wave Pink (#ff22ff) for more calm effect. Try Spectacular Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#1fff00 is the best complementary color to Phlox. 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 #df00ff complementary color is Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Electric Violet are #5f00ff and #ff009f. Thus found on the left and right of #df00ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Electric Violet and Hollywood Cerise colors as they work well with Phlox.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Phlox palette consists of #00ff5f and #9fff00 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#1fff00). Try Spring Green and Chartreuse colors in combination with #df00ff, 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 #df00ff 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 Phlox. Thus Cyan / Aqua and School bus Yellow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Phlox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green, Blaze Orange, and Azure Radiance split by 90° on the color wheel. #df00ff square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool 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. Phlox tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#1fff00) and two others. The School bus Yellow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue – 120° from the complementary Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffdf00 and #001fff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #df00ff is made of 47% red, 0% green and 53% blue. In a HSL mode Phlox has a hue angle of 292.47°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #df00ff is made of 12.55% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #df00ff
RGB Decimal rgb(223,0,255)
RGB Percentage 47%, 0%, 53%
CMYK 12.55, 100, 0, 0
HSL hsl(292.47,100%,50%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(292.47,100%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(54.9774,93.5618,-69.7191)
XYZ xyz(48.4814,22.908,96.4742)
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