Regal Orchid Color

#a98baf

Regal Orchid is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #567450
Complementary Color #91af8b
Color Shade: cool magenta (290° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 61.57% (better contrasting with white)
Regal Orchid Color Sample
Regal Orchid Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a98baf

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Regal Orchid Color. The Moonlight Melody color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Velour (#baa7bf) for more calm effect. Try Berry Burst as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#91af8b is the best complementary color to Regal Orchid. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a98baf complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #968baf and #af8ba3. Thus found on the left and right of #a98baf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Regal Orchid.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Regal Orchid palette consists of #8baf96 and #a3af8b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#91af8b). Try Envy and Locust colors in combination with #a98baf, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #a98baf offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Regal Orchid. Thus Cascade and Hillary giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Regal Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Del Rio, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #a98baf square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Regal Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#91af8b) and two others. The Hillary is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #afa98b and #8b91af.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a98baf is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Regal Orchid has a hue angle of 290°, a saturation of 18.37% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a98baf is made of 2.36% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black ink.

HEX #a98baf
RGB Decimal rgb(169,139,175)
RGB Percentage 35%, 29%, 36%
CMYK 2.36, 14.12, 0, 31.37
HSL hsl(290,18.37%,61.57%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(290,20.57%,68.63%)
CIE-LAB lab(61.6503,17.8992,-14.642)
XYZ xyz(33.3327,29.9954,44.5903)
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