Rare Orchid is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #24231d |
| Complementary Color | #e2e1db |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.25% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Rare Orchid Color. The Grape Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Horizon Sky (#c2c3d3) for more energetic effect. Try Whomp Grey as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2e1db is the best complementary color to Rare Orchid. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dbdce2 complementary color is Westar, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dbdfe2 and #dddbe2. Thus found on the left and right of #dbdce2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Iron and Mischka colors as they work well with Rare Orchid.
The split-complementary Rare Orchid palette consists of #dfe2db and #e2dddb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e1db). Try Gray Nurse and Swiss Coffee colors in combination with #dbdce2, 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 #dbdce2 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Rare Orchid. Thus Gray Nurse and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Rare Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Westar, Bon Jour, and Tasman split by 90° on the color wheel. #dbdce2 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Rare Orchid tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#e2e1db) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Nebula – 120° from the complementary Westar. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e2dbdc and #dbe2e1.
In a RGB color space, hex #dbdce2 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Rare Orchid has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 10.77% and a lightness of 87.25%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dbdce2 is made of 2.75% cyan, 2.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black ink.
| HEX | #dbdce2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(219,220,226) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.75, 2.36, 0, 11.37 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,10.77%,87.25%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,3.1%,88.63%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8421,0.7641,-3.0617) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.5341,71.7375,82.1861) |