Minuet Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #888456 |
| Complementary Color | #a9a477 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.47% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Minuet Lilac Color. The Twilight Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Prime Purple (#656293) for more calm effect. Try Sephiroth Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a9a477 is the best complementary color to Minuet Lilac. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #777ba9 complementary color is Hillary, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Kimberly are #7793a9 and #8b77a9. Thus found on the left and right of #777ba9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gothic and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Minuet Lilac.
The split-complementary Minuet Lilac palette consists of #93a977 and #a98b77 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a9a477). Try Green Smoke and Sandrift colors in combination with #777ba9, 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 #777ba9 offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Minuet Lilac. Thus Amulet and Pharlap giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Minuet Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hillary, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #777ba9 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Minuet Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#a9a477) and two others. The Pharlap is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Sea Nymph – 120° from the complementary Hillary. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a9777a and #77a9a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #777ba9 is made of 29% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Minuet Lilac has a hue angle of 235.2°, a saturation of 22.52% and a lightness of 56.47%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #777ba9 is made of 19.6% cyan, 18.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #777ba9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(119,123,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 19.6, 18.03, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(235.2,22.52%,56.47%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.2,29.59%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.8974,9.3343,-24.9609) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8521,20.9524,40.4286) |