Pink Parade is calm, 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 | #4d945d |
| Complementary Color | #6ab27a |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (313.52° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 55.88% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Parade Color. The Lavender Quartz color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Shock Jockey (#bb88aa) for more calm effect. Try Àn Zǐ Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#6ab27a is the best complementary color to Pink Parade. 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 #b26ba2 complementary color is Fern, 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 Bouquet are #9e6ab2 and #b26a7e. Thus found on the left and right of #b26ba2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Turkish Rose colors as they work well with Pink Parade.
The split-complementary Pink Parade palette consists of #6ab29e and #7eb26a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6ab27a). Try Silver Tree and Chelsea Cucumber colors in combination with #b26ba2, 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 #b26ba2 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 Pink Parade. Thus Hippie Blue and Green Smoke giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pink Parade contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Fern, Teak, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #b26ba2 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. Pink Parade tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#6ab27a) and two others. The Green Smoke is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Deluge – 120° from the complementary Fern. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a2b26a and #7a6ab2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b26ba2 is made of 40% red, 24% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Parade has a hue angle of 313.52°, a saturation of 31.56% and a lightness of 55.88%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b26ba2 is made of 0% cyan, 27.84% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #b26ba2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(178,107,162) |
| RGB Percentage | 40%, 24%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 27.84, 6.27, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(313.52,31.56%,55.88%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(313.52,39.89%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.6464,36.4483,-17.7032) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1394,22.589,36.954) |