Orchid Fragrance 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 | #363e2f |
| Complementary Color | #c8d0c1 |
| Color Shade: | violet (272° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Fragrance Color. The Frozen Statues color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Transparent Mauve (#b4a6bf) for more energetic effect. Try February Frost as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c8d0c1 is the best complementary color to Orchid Fragrance. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c9c1d0 complementary color is Clay Ash, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #c1c1d0 and #d0c1cf. Thus found on the left and right of #c9c1d0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and Maverick colors as they work well with Orchid Fragrance.
The split-complementary Orchid Fragrance palette consists of #c1d0c1 and #cfd0c1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c8d0c1). Try Tasman and Foggy Gray colors in combination with #c9c1d0, 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 #c9c1d0 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 Fragrance. Thus Powder Ash and Swirl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Fragrance contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Clay Ash, Cold Turkey, and Tiara split by 90° on the color wheel. #c9c1d0 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orchid Fragrance tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#c8d0c1) and two others. The Swirl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Loblolly – 120° from the complementary Clay Ash. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d0c9c1 and #c1c8d0.
In a RGB color space, hex #c9c1d0 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Fragrance has a hue angle of 272°, a saturation of 13.76% and a lightness of 78.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c9c1d0 is made of 2.75% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black ink.
| HEX | #c9c1d0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(201,193,208) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 5.88, 0, 18.43 |
| HSL | hsl(272,13.76%,78.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(272,7.21%,81.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.1055,5.5607,-6.5064) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.5425,55.1115,67.4374) |