Orchid Ecstasy 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 | #4b7 |
| Complementary Color | #4b7 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (325.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 50% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Ecstasy Color. The Young Purple 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 saturated alternative called Ibis Rose (#ca628f) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Peril as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#4b7 is the best complementary color to Orchid Ecstasy. 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 #b48 complementary color is White, 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 White are #b244bb and #bb444c. Thus found on the left and right of #b48 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst and Chestnut colors as they work well with Orchid Ecstasy.
The split-complementary Orchid Ecstasy palette consists of #44bbb2 and #4cbb44 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#4b7). Try Puerto Rico and Apple colors in combination with #b48, 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 #b48 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 Orchid Ecstasy. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Ecstasy contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Roti, and Indigo split by 90° on the color wheel. #b48 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. Orchid Ecstasy tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#4b7) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Studio – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b4 and #7644bb.
In a RGB color space, hex #bb4488 is made of 48% red, 17% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Ecstasy has a hue angle of 325.71°, a saturation of 46.67% and a lightness of 50%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bb4488 is made of 0% cyan, 46.66% magenta, 20% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #bb4488 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,68,136) |
| RGB Percentage | 48%, 17%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 46.66, 20, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(325.71,46.67%,50%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(325.71,63.64%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.5937,54.5918,-12.9048) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0046,16.4766,25.0496) |