Orion 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 | #21aa56 |
| Complementary Color | #54de89 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (323.21° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 60.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Orion Color. The Chinese Pink color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Dark Princess Pink (#d9308a) for more energetic effect. Try Sensual Climax as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#54de89 is the best complementary color to Orion. 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 #de55a9 complementary color is Pastel Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Deep Blush are #ce54de and #de5464. Thus found on the left and right of #de55a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender and Mandy colors as they work well with Orion.
The split-complementary Orion palette consists of #54dece and #64de54 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#54de89). Try Viking and Pastel Green colors in combination with #de55a9, 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 #de55a9 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Orion. Thus Havelock Blue and Conifer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Orion contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pastel Green, Wattle, and Royal Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #de55a9 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Orion tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#54de89) and two others. The Conifer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Medium Purple – 120° from the complementary Pastel Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a8de54 and #8954de.
In a RGB color space, hex #de55a9 is made of 47% red, 18% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Orion has a hue angle of 323.21°, a saturation of 67.49% and a lightness of 60.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #de55a9 is made of 0% cyan, 53.73% magenta, 20.79% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #de55a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,85,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 47%, 18%, 36% |
| CMYK | 0, 53.73, 20.79, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(323.21,67.49%,60.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(323.21,61.71%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.9692,61.8323,-17.674) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.5341,24.8912,40.2042) |