Orchid Bloom Color

#c5aecf

Orchid Bloom is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #3a5130
Complementary Color #b8cfae
Color Shade: violet (281.82° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.71% (better contrasting with white)
Orchid Bloom Color Sample
Orchid Bloom Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #c5aecf

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Bloom Color. The Satin Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Young Prince (#b28ebc) for more calm effect. Try Cut Velvet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b8cfae is the best complementary color to Orchid Bloom. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c5aecf complementary color is Pale Leaf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #b4aecf and #cfaec8. Thus found on the left and right of #c5aecf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and Lily colors as they work well with Orchid Bloom.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Orchid Bloom palette consists of #aecfb4 and #c8cfae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b8cfae). Try Spring Rain and Coriander colors in combination with #c5aecf, 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 #c5aecf offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orchid Bloom. Thus Jet Stream and Soft Amber giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Orchid Bloom contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Leaf, Clam Shell, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5aecf square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan 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. Orchid Bloom tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#b8cfae) and two others. The Soft Amber is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casper – 120° from the complementary Pale Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cfc5ae and #aeb8cf.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #c5aecf is made of 34% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Bloom has a hue angle of 281.82°, a saturation of 25.58% and a lightness of 74.71%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5aecf is made of 3.93% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black ink.

HEX #c5aecf
RGB Decimal rgb(197,174,207)
RGB Percentage 34%, 30%, 36%
CMYK 3.93, 12.94, 0, 18.82
HSL hsl(281.82,25.58%,74.71%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(281.82,15.94%,81.18%)
CIE-LAB lab(73.9637,14.2983,-13.6633)
XYZ xyz(49.4245,46.6474,65.4304)
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