Deep 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 | #adab89 |
| Complementary Color | #767452 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Deep Orchid Color. The Wild Wisteria color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Black Sapphire (#434555) for more calm effect. Try Concrete Landscape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#767452 is the best complementary color to Deep 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 #525476 complementary color is Go Ben, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Comet are #526576 and #625276. Thus found on the left and right of #525476 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Bayoux and Smoky colors as they work well with Deep Orchid.
The split-complementary Deep Orchid palette consists of #667652 and #766252 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#767452). Try Siam and Coffee colors in combination with #525476, 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 #525476 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 Deep Orchid. Thus Cactus and Ferra giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Deep Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Go Ben, Falcon, and Como split by 90° on the color wheel. #525476 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Deep Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#767452) and two others. The Ferra is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cutty Sark – 120° from the complementary Go Ben. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #765254 and #527674.
In a RGB color space, hex #525476 is made of 29% red, 30% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Deep Orchid has a hue angle of 236.67°, a saturation of 18% and a lightness of 39.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #525476 is made of 14.11% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black ink.
| HEX | #525476 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(82,84,118) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 42% |
| CMYK | 14.11, 13.33, 0, 53.73 |
| HSL | hsl(236.67,18%,39.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.67,30.51%,46.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(36.8227,7.7278,-19.5781) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.92,9.4425,18.4393) |