Orchid is vibrant, 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 | #857e00 |
| Complementary Color | #fff87a |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 73.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Color. The Punch Out Glove color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Deep Denim (#6688ff) for more calm effect. Try Periwinkle Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#fff87a is the best complementary color to 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 #7a81ff complementary color is Paris Daisy, 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 Malibu are #7ac3ff and #b57aff. Thus found on the left and right of #7a81ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Orchid.
The split-complementary Orchid palette consists of #c3ff7a and #ffb57a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#fff87a). Try Reef and Macaroni and Cheese colors in combination with #7a81ff, 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 #7a81ff 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 Orchid. Thus Screamin' Green and Geraldine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paris Daisy, Hot Pink, and Aquamarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #7a81ff 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. Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#fff87a) and two others. The Geraldine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Aquamarine – 120° from the complementary Paris Daisy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ff7a80 and #7afff8.
In a RGB color space, hex #7a81ff is made of 24% red, 25% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid has a hue angle of 236.84°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 73.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7a81ff is made of 52.16% cyan, 49.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #7a81ff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(122,129,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 24%, 25%, 50% |
| CMYK | 52.16, 49.41, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(236.84,100%,73.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.84,52.16%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.0281,31.2826,-63.7705) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.9263,27.0581,98.0424) |