Hollyhock is soft, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #7dcd8f |
| Complementary Color | #318243 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (313.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 35.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hollyhock Color. The Velvet Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Finn (#692d54) for more calm effect. Try Gloxinia as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#318243 is the best complementary color to Hollyhock. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #823270 complementary color is Sea Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Plum are #6b3182 and #823148. Thus found on the left and right of #823270 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Eminence and Camelot colors as they work well with Hollyhock.
The split-complementary Hollyhock palette consists of #31826b and #488231 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#318243). Try Paradiso and Apple colors in combination with #823270, 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 #823270 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Hollyhock. Thus Paradiso and Crete giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hollyhock contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sea Green, Pesto, and Chambray split by 90° on the color wheel. #823270 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hollyhock tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#318243) and two others. The Crete is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Minsk – 120° from the complementary Sea Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #708231 and #433182.
In a RGB color space, hex #823270 is made of 45% red, 17% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Hollyhock has a hue angle of 313.5°, a saturation of 44.44% and a lightness of 35.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #823270 is made of 0% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 7.06% yellow and 49.02% black ink.
| HEX | #823270 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,50,112) |
| RGB Percentage | 45%, 17%, 38% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.37, 7.06, 49.02 |
| HSL | hsl(313.5,44.44%,35.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(313.5,61.54%,50.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.3896,42.1976,-19.1252) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.2712,8.1969,16.2119) |