Dracula Orchid is pale, cool-toned shade of cool cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm red, warm green or warm magenta
Inverse Color | #d3cac6 |
Complementary Color | #39302c |
Color Shade: | cool cyan (198.46° hue) |
Color Temperature: | cool |
Lightness: | 19.8% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Dracula Orchid Color. The Galenite Blue color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pacific Spirit (#3c4a56) for more energetic effect. Try Rocky Creek as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#39302c is the best complementary color to Dracula Orchid. Warm red shades generally complement the cool cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2c3539 complementary color is Merlin, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm cyan, cool cyan, and cool blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Outer Space are #2c3936 and #2c2e39. Thus found on the left and right of #2c3539 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Outer Space and Charade colors as they work well with Dracula Orchid.
The split-complementary Dracula Orchid palette consists of #39362c and #392c2e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#39302c). Try Armadillo and Thunder colors in combination with #2c3539, 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 #2c3539 offers a combination of cool yellow and warm magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dracula Orchid. Thus Rangitoto and Thunder giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dracula Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Merlin, Blackcurrant, and Heavy Metal split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c3539 square combo is a palette of cool cyan, cool magenta, warm red and warm green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dracula Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm red complementary color (#39302c) and two others. The Thunder is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heavy Metal – 120° from the complementary Merlin. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #392c35 and #2c3930.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c3539 is made of 29% red, 34% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Dracula Orchid has a hue angle of 198.46°, a saturation of 12.87% and a lightness of 19.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c3539 is made of 5.1% cyan, 1.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 77.65% black ink.
HEX | #2c3539 |
RGB Decimal | rgb(44,53,57) |
RGB Percentage | 29%, 34%, 37% |
CMYK | 5.1, 1.57, 0, 77.65 |
HSL | hsl(198.46,12.87%,19.8%) |
HSV (or HSB) | hsv(198.46,22.81%,22.35%) |
CIE-LAB | lab(21.4949,-2.7224,-3.7875) |
XYZ | xyz(3.0503,3.3771,4.362) |