Wild Orchid Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #4b4925 |
| Complementary Color | #dad8b3 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.84° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Wild Orchid Blue Color. The Bluebell Frost color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Light Powdered Granite (#d1d6eb) for more energetic effect. Try Bashful Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dad8b3 is the best complementary color to Wild Orchid Blue. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4b6da complementary color is Akaroa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #b3c8da and #c5b3da. Thus found on the left and right of #b4b6da on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Prelude colors as they work well with Wild Orchid Blue.
The split-complementary Wild Orchid Blue palette consists of #c9dab3 and #dac5b3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad8b3). Try Sprout and Akaroa colors in combination with #b4b6da, 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 #b4b6da offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Wild Orchid Blue. Thus Pixie Green and Blossom giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Wild Orchid Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Blossom, and Surf split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4b6da square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Wild Orchid Blue tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dad8b3) and two others. The Blossom is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ziggurat – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dab3b5 and #b3dad8.
In a RGB color space, hex #b4b6da is made of 31% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Wild Orchid Blue has a hue angle of 236.84°, a saturation of 33.93% and a lightness of 78.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4b6da is made of 14.9% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.
| HEX | #b4b6da |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(180,182,218) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 31%, 38% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 14.12, 0, 14.51 |
| HSL | hsl(236.84,33.93%,78.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.84,17.43%,85.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.9642,6.6518,-18.2878) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.2052,48.2212,73.0966) |