Hollyhock Blossom Pink Color

#bd79a5

Hollyhock Blossom Pink is calm, 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 #42865a
Complementary Color #79bd90
Color Shade: warm magenta (321.18° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60.78% (better contrasting with white)
Hollyhock Blossom Pink Color Sample
Hollyhock Blossom Pink Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bd79a5

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Hollyhock Blossom Pink Color. The Carnation Rose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Wild Mulberry (#a96388) for more calm effect. Try Radiant Orchid as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#79bd90 is the best complementary color to Hollyhock Blossom Pink. 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 #bd79a5 complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Viola are #b379bd and #bd7983. Thus found on the left and right of #bd79a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Old Rose colors as they work well with Hollyhock Blossom Pink.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Hollyhock Blossom Pink palette consists of #79bdb2 and #83bd79 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#79bd90). Try Neptune and De York colors in combination with #bd79a5, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #bd79a5 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 Hollyhock Blossom Pink. Thus Glacier and Olivine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Hollyhock Blossom Pink contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Gimblet, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #bd79a5 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Hollyhock Blossom Pink tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#79bd90) and two others. The Olivine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Purple Mountain's Majesty – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5bd79 and #9079bd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bd79a5 is made of 40% red, 25% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Hollyhock Blossom Pink has a hue angle of 321.18°, a saturation of 34% and a lightness of 60.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bd79a5 is made of 0% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 9.41% yellow and 25.88% black ink.

HEX #bd79a5
RGB Decimal rgb(189,121,165)
RGB Percentage 40%, 25%, 35%
CMYK 0, 26.67, 9.41, 25.88
HSL hsl(321.18,34%,60.78%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(321.18,35.98%,74.12%)
CIE-LAB lab(59.1684,33.0624,-12.4656)
XYZ xyz(34.6152,27.2102,39.025)
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