Flowers of May is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #1c281c |
| Complementary Color | #d7e3d7 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (300° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Flowers of May Color. The Thistle color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Foamy Milk (#f7f4f7) for more calm effect. Try Aragonite White as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d7e3d7 is the best complementary color to Flowers of May. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3d7e3 complementary color is Tasman, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lola are #ddd7e3 and #e3d7dd. Thus found on the left and right of #e3d7e3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Lola colors as they work well with Flowers of May.
The split-complementary Flowers of May palette consists of #d7e3dd and #dde3d7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d7e3d7). Try Nebula and Periglacial Blue colors in combination with #e3d7e3, 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 #e3d7e3 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Flowers of May. Thus Geyser and Moon Mist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Flowers of May contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Westar, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3d7e3 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, 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. Flowers of May tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#d7e3d7) and two others. The Moon Mist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mischka – 120° from the complementary Tasman. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3e3d7 and #d7d7e3.
In a RGB color space, hex #e3d7e3 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Flowers of May has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 17.65% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3d7e3 is made of 0% cyan, 4.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #e3d7e3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(227,215,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 4.71, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(300,17.65%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(300,5.29%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.2307,6.2381,-4.4177) |
| XYZ | xyz(69.8441,70.4778,82.5954) |