Royal Lavender is soft, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #87ae56 |
| Complementary Color | #81a951 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (266.59° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 49.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Royal Lavender Color. The Grapes of Italy color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Lords of the Night (#664488) for more calm effect. Try Daisy Bush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#81a951 is the best complementary color to Royal Lavender. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #7851a9 complementary color is Chelsea Cucumber, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Studio are #5155a9 and #a351a9. Thus found on the left and right of #7851a9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Butterfly Bush and Wisteria colors as they work well with Royal Lavender.
The split-complementary Royal Lavender palette consists of #55a951 and #a9a451 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#81a951). Try Fruit Salad and Husk colors in combination with #7851a9, 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 #7851a9 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Royal Lavender. Thus Aqua Forest and Santa Fe giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Royal Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chelsea Cucumber, Matrix, and Tradewind split by 90° on the color wheel. #7851a9 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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 Lavender tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#81a951) and two others. The Santa Fe is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wedgewood – 120° from the complementary Chelsea Cucumber. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a97851 and #5181a9.
In a RGB color space, hex #7851a9 is made of 32% red, 22% green and 46% blue. In a HSL mode Royal Lavender has a hue angle of 266.59°, a saturation of 35.2% and a lightness of 49.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7851a9 is made of 19.21% cyan, 34.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black ink.
| HEX | #7851a9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(120,81,169) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 22%, 46% |
| CMYK | 19.21, 34.51, 0, 33.73 |
| HSL | hsl(266.59,35.2%,49.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(266.59,52.07%,66.27%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.3727,34.7235,-41.46) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.8496,12.7425,39.0549) |