Orchid Hush is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #313c2d |
| Complementary Color | #c6d2c3 |
| Color Shade: | violet (284° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Orchid Hush Color. The Selago 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 Purple Chalk (#c4adc9) for more energetic effect. Try Velour as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6d2c3 is the best complementary color to Orchid Hush. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cec3d2 complementary color is Tasman, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #c6c3d2 and #d2c3ce. Thus found on the left and right of #cec3d2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and Maverick colors as they work well with Orchid Hush.
The split-complementary Orchid Hush palette consists of #c3d2c6 and #ced2c3 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6d2c3). Try Powder Ash and Celeste colors in combination with #cec3d2, 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 #cec3d2 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 Hush. Thus Tiara and Swirl giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orchid Hush contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Silver Rust, and Loblolly split by 90° on the color wheel. #cec3d2 square combo is a palette of violet, mid 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. Orchid Hush tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#c6d2c3) and two others. The Swirl is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ghost – 120° from the complementary Tasman. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2cec3 and #c3c6d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #cec3d2 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Orchid Hush has a hue angle of 284°, a saturation of 14.29% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cec3d2 is made of 1.57% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black ink.
| HEX | #cec3d2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(206,195,210) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 5.88, 0, 17.65 |
| HSL | hsl(284,14.29%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(284,7.14%,82.35%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.0699,6.5677,-6.1122) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6016,56.8052,68.954) |