Devil’s Butterfly is vibrant, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4bd |
| Complementary Color | #2198bb |
| Color Shade: | mid red (13.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 43.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Devil’s Butterfly Color. The Spicy and Oriental color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Firebird Tail Lights (#dd5522) for more energetic effect. Try Golden Lion Tamarin as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#2198bb is the best complementary color to Devil’s Butterfly. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b42 complementary color is Eastern Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #bb214c and #bb9021. Thus found on the left and right of #b42 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maroon Flush and Nugget colors as they work well with Devil’s Butterfly.
The split-complementary Devil’s Butterfly palette consists of #214cbb and #21bb90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#2198bb). Try Persian Blue and Mountain Meadow colors in combination with #b42, 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 #b42 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Devil’s Butterfly. Thus Purple Heart and Mountain Meadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Devil’s Butterfly contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eastern Blue, Lima, and Purple Heart split by 90° on the color wheel. #b42 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Devil’s Butterfly tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#2198bb) and two others. The Mountain Meadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Red Violet – 120° from the complementary Eastern Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #21bb44 and #bb2199.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb4422 is made of 65% red, 24% green and 12% blue. In a HSL mode Devil’s Butterfly has a hue angle of 13.33°, a saturation of 69.23% and a lightness of 43.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb4422 is made of 0% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 60% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb4422 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,68,34) |
| RGB Percentage | 65%, 24%, 12% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.66, 60, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(13.33,69.23%,43.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(13.33,81.82%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.3791,46.3309,44.3087) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8494,14.8145,3.1686) |