Nocturnal Rose Color

#cc6699

Nocturnal Rose is soft, 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 #396
Complementary Color #6c9
Color Shade: warm magenta (330° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 60% (better contrasting with white)
Nocturnal Rose Color Sample
Nocturnal Rose Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cc6699

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Nocturnal Rose Color. The Exuberant Pink color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Boat Orchid (#c0448f) for more calm effect. Try Rubber Band as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#6c9 is the best complementary color to Nocturnal Rose. 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 #c69 complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of White are #cc66cb and #c66. Thus found on the left and right of #c69 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fuchsia Pink and White colors as they work well with Nocturnal Rose.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Nocturnal Rose palette consists of #66cbcc and #6c6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#6c9). Try Downy and White colors in combination with #c69, 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 #c69 offers a combination of blue cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Nocturnal Rose. Thus Danube and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Nocturnal Rose contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, Laser, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #c69 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, mid 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. Nocturnal Rose tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#6c9) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9c6 and #9866cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cc6699 is made of 44% red, 22% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Nocturnal Rose has a hue angle of 330°, a saturation of 50% and a lightness of 60%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc6699 is made of 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #cc6699
RGB Decimal rgb(204,102,153)
RGB Percentage 44%, 22%, 33%
CMYK 0, 40, 20, 20
HSL hsl(330,50%,60%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(330,50%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(56.723,46.2914,-8.9951)
XYZ xyz(35.403,24.64,33.027)
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