Pale Orchid is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #21241a |
| Complementary Color | #e2e5da |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 87.84% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Pale Orchid Color. The Dust of the Moon color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Angel Kiss (#cec7dc) for more energetic effect. Try Lilac Crystal as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e2e5da is the best complementary color to Pale Orchid. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dedbe5 complementary color is Green White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mischka are #dadce5 and #e3dae5. Thus found on the left and right of #dedbe5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Mischka colors as they work well with Pale Orchid.
The split-complementary Pale Orchid palette consists of #dce5da and #e5e3da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e2e5da). Try Gray Nurse and Westar colors in combination with #dedbe5, 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 #dedbe5 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pale Orchid. Thus Paris White and Westar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Pale Orchid contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green White, Ebb, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #dedbe5 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Pale Orchid tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#e2e5da) and two others. The Westar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Green White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e5deda and #dae2e5.
In a RGB color space, hex #dedbe5 is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pale Orchid has a hue angle of 258°, a saturation of 16.13% and a lightness of 87.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dedbe5 is made of 2.74% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.2% black ink.
| HEX | #dedbe5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,219,229) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 2.74, 3.92, 0, 10.2 |
| HSL | hsl(258,16.13%,87.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258,4.37%,89.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.8962,2.84,-4.5374) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.5986,71.8498,84.3289) |