Lavender Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #978967 |
| Complementary Color | #988a68 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (222.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 50.2% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Mauve Color. The Pencil Lead color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Cabaret Charm (#7c8ea6) for more energetic effect. Try Mirage Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#988a68 is the best complementary color to Lavender Mauve. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #687698 complementary color is Arrowtown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lynch are #688e98 and #716898. Thus found on the left and right of #687698 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Kimberly colors as they work well with Lavender Mauve.
The split-complementary Lavender Mauve palette consists of #8e9868 and #987168 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#988a68). Try Avocado and Copper Rose colors in combination with #687698, 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 #687698 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Mauve. Thus Highland and Copper Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Arrowtown, Strikemaster, and Laurel split by 90° on the color wheel. #687698 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Mauve tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#988a68) and two others. The Copper Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Patina – 120° from the complementary Arrowtown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #986875 and #689889.
In a RGB color space, hex #687698 is made of 28% red, 32% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Mauve has a hue angle of 222.5°, a saturation of 18.9% and a lightness of 50.2%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #687698 is made of 18.83% cyan, 13.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black ink.
| HEX | #687698 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(104,118,152) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 32%, 41% |
| CMYK | 18.83, 13.34, 0, 40.39 |
| HSL | hsl(222.5,18.9%,50.2%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(222.5,31.58%,59.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.6979,3.1772,-20.0743) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8548,18.1669,32.2713) |