Black Orchid Color

#525463

Black Orchid is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red

Inverse Color #adab9c
Complementary Color #626152
Color Shade: cool blue (232.94° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 35.49% (better contrasting with white)
Black Orchid Color Sample
Black Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #525463

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Black Orchid Color. The Space Station color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Charcoal Plum (#6a6a6f) for more calm effect. Try Champion Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#626152 is the best complementary color to Black Orchid. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #525463 complementary color is Kokoda, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Trout are #525c62 and #585262. Thus found on the left and right of #525463 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Trout and Scarpa Flow colors as they work well with Black Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Black Orchid palette consists of #5c6252 and #625852 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#626152). Try Siam and Pine Cone colors in combination with #525463, 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 #525463 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Black Orchid. Thus Finlandia and Zambezi giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Black Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Kokoda, Don Juan, and Nandor split by 90° on the color wheel. #525463 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green 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. Black Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#626152) and two others. The Zambezi is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Corduroy – 120° from the complementary Kokoda. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #625254 and #526261.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #525463 is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Black Orchid has a hue angle of 232.94°, a saturation of 9.39% and a lightness of 35.49%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #525463 is made of 6.66% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 61.18% black ink.

HEX #525463
RGB Decimal rgb(82,84,99)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 6.66, 5.88, 0, 61.18
HSL hsl(232.94,9.39%,35.49%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(232.94,17.17%,38.82%)
CIE-LAB lab(36.0522,2.7045,-8.9365)
XYZ xyz(8.9021,9.0353,13.0792)
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