Blush Essence is soft, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #372 |
| Complementary Color | #99dc88 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (288° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Blush Essence Color. The Autumn Wisteria color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Spring Wisteria (#cda4de) for more calm effect. Try Blueberry Glaze as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#99dc88 is the best complementary color to Blush Essence. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c8d complementary color is Feijoa, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #a188dc and #dc88c3. Thus found on the left and right of #c8d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender and Shocking colors as they work well with Blush Essence.
The split-complementary Blush Essence palette consists of #88dca1 and #c3dc88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#99dc88). Try Algae Green and Yellow Green colors in combination with #c8d, 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 #c8d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Blush Essence. Thus Bermuda and Calico giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Blush Essence contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Feijoa, Tumbleweed, and Morning Glory split by 90° on the color wheel. #c8d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Blush Essence tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#99dc88) and two others. The Calico is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chetwode Blue – 120° from the complementary Feijoa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dccb88 and #8899dc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc88dd is made of 36% red, 24% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Blush Essence has a hue angle of 288°, a saturation of 55.56% and a lightness of 70%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc88dd is made of 6.67% cyan, 33.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.
| HEX | #cc88dd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,136,221) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 24%, 39% |
| CMYK | 6.67, 33.34, 0, 13.33 |
| HSL | hsl(288,55.56%,70%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(288,38.46%,86.67%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.264,40.1191,-33.0721) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.7571,35.6661,72.8265) |