Purple Orchid is soft, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #52b273 |
| Complementary Color | #4dad6e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320.63° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Purple Orchid Color. The Bodacious color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Je T’aime (#b36b92) for more calm effect. Try Twilight Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4dad6e is the best complementary color to Purple Orchid. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad4d8c complementary color is Ocean Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Tapestry are #9e4dad and #ad4d5b. Thus found on the left and right of #ad4d8c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Studio and Cadillac colors as they work well with Purple Orchid.
The split-complementary Purple Orchid palette consists of #4dad9e and #5bad4d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4dad6e). Try Tradewind and Fruit Salad colors in combination with #ad4d8c, 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 #ad4d8c offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Purple Orchid. Thus Hippie Blue and Chelsea Cucumber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Purple Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Ocean Green, Husk, and San Marino split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad4d8c square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Purple Orchid tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#4dad6e) and two others. The Chelsea Cucumber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary Ocean Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8cad4d and #6e4dad.
In a RGB color space, hex #ad4d8c is made of 44% red, 20% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Purple Orchid has a hue angle of 320.63°, a saturation of 38.4% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad4d8c is made of 0% cyan, 37.64% magenta, 12.94% yellow and 32.16% black ink.
| HEX | #ad4d8c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,77,140) |
| RGB Percentage | 44%, 20%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 37.64, 12.94, 32.16 |
| HSL | hsl(320.63,38.4%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320.63,55.49%,67.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.0864,46.8083,-16.2857) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6211,16.0854,26.6181) |