Royal Lilac is soft, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #88b271 |
| Complementary Color | #638e4c |
| Color Shade: | violet (278.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 42.94% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Lilac Color. The Empire Violet color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Tillandsia Purple (#563474) for more energetic effect. Try Proper Purple as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#638e4c is the best complementary color to Royal Lilac. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #774d8e complementary color is Hippie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Affair are #564c8e and #8e4c84. Thus found on the left and right of #774d8e on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Butterfly Bush and Cannon Pink colors as they work well with Royal Lilac.
The split-complementary Royal Lilac palette consists of #4c8e56 and #848e4c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#638e4c). Try Fruit Salad and Asparagus colors in combination with #774d8e, 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 #774d8e offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Lilac. Thus Viridian and Shadow giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hippie Green, Spicy Mix, and Smalt Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #774d8e square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Royal Lilac tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#638e4c) and two others. The Shadow is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Kashmir Blue – 120° from the complementary Hippie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8e774c and #4c638e.
In a RGB color space, hex #774d8e is made of 35% red, 23% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Lilac has a hue angle of 278.77°, a saturation of 29.68% and a lightness of 42.94%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #774d8e is made of 9.02% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.31% black ink.
| HEX | #774d8e |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,77,142) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 23%, 42% |
| CMYK | 9.02, 25.49, 0, 44.31 |
| HSL | hsl(278.77,29.68%,42.94%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(278.77,45.77%,55.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.8865,30.174,-29.2193) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1441,11.1827,26.9515) |