Orchilla 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 | #6c7156 |
| Complementary Color | #a4a98e |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (251.11° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchilla Color. The Queen of Sheba color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spun Pearl (#a2a1ac) for more calm effect. Try Voxatron Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4a98e is the best complementary color to Orchilla. 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 #938ea9 complementary color is Sage, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Manatee are #8e96a9 and #a08ea9. Thus found on the left and right of #938ea9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Orchilla.
The split-complementary Orchilla palette consists of #96a98e and #a9a08e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4a98e). Try Envy and Gray Olive colors in combination with #938ea9, 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 #938ea9 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 Orchilla. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchilla contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sage, Dusty Gray, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #938ea9 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, 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. Orchilla tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a4a98e) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Sage. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9938e and #8ea4a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #938ea9 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Orchilla has a hue angle of 251.11°, a saturation of 13.57% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #938ea9 is made of 8.62% cyan, 10.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #938ea9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(147,142,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 10.58, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(251.11,13.57%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(251.11,15.98%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.2606,7.3824,-13.5233) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8671,28.4136,41.499) |