Bishop Red 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 | #3b8c56 |
| Complementary Color | #73c38e |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (320° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.98% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Bishop Red Color. The Radiant Orchid color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Pressed Flower (#d492bd) for more energetic effect. Try Bonny Belle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#73c38e is the best complementary color to Bishop Red. 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 #c473a9 complementary color is De York, 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 Hopbush are #b673c3 and #c37380. Thus found on the left and right of #c473a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Wisteria and Old Rose colors as they work well with Bishop Red.
The split-complementary Bishop Red palette consists of #73c3b6 and #80c373 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#73c38e). Try Neptune and Mantis colors in combination with #c473a9, 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 #c473a9 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 Bishop Red. Thus Glacier and Wild Willow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Bishop Red contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Gimblet, and Ship Cove split by 90° on the color wheel. #c473a9 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. Bishop Red tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#73c38e) and two others. The Wild Willow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Marguerite – 120° from the complementary De York. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8c373 and #8e73c3.
In a RGB color space, hex #c473a9 is made of 41% red, 24% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Bishop Red has a hue angle of 320°, a saturation of 40.7% and a lightness of 60.98%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c473a9 is made of 0% cyan, 31.76% magenta, 10.59% yellow and 23.14% black ink.
| HEX | #c473a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,115,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 41%, 24%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 31.76, 10.59, 23.14 |
| HSL | hsl(320,40.7%,60.98%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(320,41.33%,76.86%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.8462,39.3418,-15.1673) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0571,26.8618,40.8205) |