Orchid Grey is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #a1a78e |
| Complementary Color | #6b7158 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (254.4° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 39.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Grey Color. The Windsor Grey color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Paisley (#726f7e) for more calm effect. Try Warpfiend Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6b7158 is the best complementary color to Orchid Grey. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #5e5871 complementary color is Siam, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Smoky are #585e71 and #6a5871. Thus found on the left and right of #5e5871 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Comet and Salt Box colors as they work well with Orchid Grey.
The split-complementary Orchid Grey palette consists of #5e7158 and #716a58 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6b7158). Try Cactus and Crocodile colors in combination with #5e5871, 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 #5e5871 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Grey. Thus Finlandia and Russett giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Siam, Zambezi, and Corduroy split by 90° on the color wheel. #5e5871 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#6b7158) and two others. The Russett is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nevada – 120° from the complementary Siam. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #715d58 and #586a71.
In a RGB color space, hex #5e5871 is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Grey has a hue angle of 254.4°, a saturation of 12.44% and a lightness of 39.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #5e5871 is made of 7.45% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black ink.
| HEX | #5e5871 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(94,88,113) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 9.8, 0, 55.69 |
| HSL | hsl(254.4,12.44%,39.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(254.4,22.12%,44.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.8144,8.03,-13.3451) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0865,10.5514,17.0751) |