Prize Winning Orchid is pale, 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 | #336239 |
| Complementary Color | #9dcca3 |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (307.66° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Prize Winning Orchid Color. The Mary Poppins color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lavender Veil (#d9bbd3) for more calm effect. Try Sunday Gloves as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9dcca3 is the best complementary color to Prize Winning 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 #cc9dc6 complementary color is Spring Rain, 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 Lilac are #ba9dcc and #cc9dae. Thus found on the left and right of #cc9dc6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching East Side and Careys Pink colors as they work well with Prize Winning Orchid.
The split-complementary Prize Winning Orchid palette consists of #9dccba and #aecc9d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9dcca3). Try Shadow Green and Sprout colors in combination with #cc9dc6, 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 #cc9dc6 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 Prize Winning Orchid. Thus Rock Blue and Pine Glade giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Prize Winning Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Spring Rain, Rodeo Dust, and Rock Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #cc9dc6 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. Prize Winning Orchid tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#9dcca3) and two others. The Pine Glade is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Bell – 120° from the complementary Spring Rain. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c5cc9d and #a39dcc.
In a RGB color space, hex #cc9dc6 is made of 36% red, 28% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Prize Winning Orchid has a hue angle of 307.66°, a saturation of 31.54% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cc9dc6 is made of 0% cyan, 18.43% magenta, 2.35% yellow and 20% black ink.
| HEX | #cc9dc6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,157,198) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 28%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 18.43, 2.35, 20 |
| HSL | hsl(307.66,31.54%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(307.66,23.04%,80%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.1959,24.279,-14.3099) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.1519,41.0285,58.8602) |