Lilac Violet Color

#754a80

Lilac Violet is calm, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #8ab57f
Complementary Color #558049
Color Shade: cool magenta (287.78° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 39.61% (better contrasting with white)
Lilac Violet Color Sample
Lilac Violet Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #754a80

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Violet Color. The Brunneous color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Aster Violetta (#8f629a) for more calm effect. Try English Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#558049 is the best complementary color to Lilac Violet. 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 #754a80 complementary color is Hippie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Affair are #594980 and #804970. Thus found on the left and right of #754a80 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Victoria and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Lilac Violet.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lilac Violet palette consists of #498059 and #708049 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#558049). Try Como and Dingley colors in combination with #754a80, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #754a80 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 Lilac Violet. Thus Faded Jade and Shadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lilac Violet contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Green, Roman Coffee, and Bismark split by 90° on the color wheel. #754a80 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lilac Violet tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#558049) and two others. The Shadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and East Bay – 120° from the complementary Hippie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #807449 and #495580.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #754a80 is made of 37% red, 23% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Violet has a hue angle of 287.78°, a saturation of 26.73% and a lightness of 39.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #754a80 is made of 4.32% cyan, 21.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black ink.

HEX #754a80
RGB Decimal rgb(117,74,128)
RGB Percentage 37%, 23%, 40%
CMYK 4.32, 21.18, 0, 49.8
HSL hsl(287.78,26.73%,39.61%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(287.78,42.19%,50.2%)
CIE-LAB lab(38.2662,28.1324,-23.2199)
XYZ xyz(13.6812,10.238,21.6771)
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