Moth Orchid is soft, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #378a3b |
| Complementary Color | #74c878 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (302.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Moth Orchid Color. The Mazzy Star color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fuchsia Tint (#c255c1) for more energetic effect. Try Still Fuchsia as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#74c878 is the best complementary color to Moth Orchid. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c875c4 complementary color is De York, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Fuchsia Pink are #a274c8 and #c8749a. Thus found on the left and right of #c875c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst and Hopbush colors as they work well with Moth Orchid.
The split-complementary Moth Orchid palette consists of #74c8a2 and #9ac874 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#74c878). Try De York and Olivine colors in combination with #c875c4, 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 #c875c4 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Moth Orchid. Thus Half Baked and Wild Willow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Moth Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary De York, Laser, and Polo Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #c875c4 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Moth Orchid tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#74c878) 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 #c4c874 and #7874c8.
In a RGB color space, hex #c875c4 is made of 39% red, 23% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Moth Orchid has a hue angle of 302.89°, a saturation of 43.01% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c875c4 is made of 0% cyan, 32.55% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #c875c4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(200,117,196) |
| RGB Percentage | 39%, 23%, 38% |
| CMYK | 0, 32.55, 1.57, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(302.89,43.01%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(302.89,41.5%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7706,44.2375,-27.5946) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1445,28.9875,55.7038) |