Hushed Lilac 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 | #91704b |
| Complementary Color | #b4936d |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (211.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.86% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Hushed Lilac Color. The Flying Fish color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Billycart Blue (#4c77a4) for more energetic effect. Try Notable Hue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b4936d is the best complementary color to Hushed Lilac. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #6e8fb4 complementary color is Teak, 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 Ship Cove are #6db2b4 and #6f6db4. Thus found on the left and right of #6e8fb4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Neptune and Deluge colors as they work well with Hushed Lilac.
The split-complementary Hushed Lilac palette consists of #b2b46d and #b46f6d colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b4936d). Try Gimblet and Turkish Rose colors in combination with #6e8fb4, 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 #6e8fb4 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 Hushed Lilac. Thus Olivine and Turkish Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Hushed Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Teak, Bouquet, and Fern split by 90° on the color wheel. #6e8fb4 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. Hushed Lilac tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#b4936d) and two others. The Turkish Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Silver Tree – 120° from the complementary Teak. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b46d8e and #6db493.
In a RGB color space, hex #6e8fb4 is made of 25% red, 33% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Hushed Lilac has a hue angle of 211.71°, a saturation of 31.82% and a lightness of 56.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #6e8fb4 is made of 27.45% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #6e8fb4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(110,143,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 25%, 33%, 42% |
| CMYK | 27.45, 14.51, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(211.71,31.82%,56.86%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(211.71,38.89%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.2785,-1.9955,-23.0379) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4911,26.2552,46.957) |