Batik Lilac Color

#7e738b

Batik Lilac is pale, 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 #818c74
Complementary Color #7f8b73
Color Shade: warm blue (267.5° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 49.8% (better contrasting with white)
Batik Lilac Color Sample
Batik Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #7e738b

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Batik Lilac Color. The Special Grey 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 saturated alternative called Mulled Grape (#675a74) for more energetic effect. Try Plummy as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#7f8b73 is the best complementary color to Batik Lilac. 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 #7e738b complementary color is Battleship Gray, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mobster are #73738b and #8a738b. Thus found on the left and right of #7e738b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Storm Gray and Mamba colors as they work well with Batik Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Batik Lilac palette consists of #748b73 and #8b8a73 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#7f8b73). Try Laurel and Granite Green colors in combination with #7e738b, 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 #7e738b 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 Batik Lilac. Thus Blue Smoke and Squirrel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Batik Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Battleship Gray, Opium, and Juniper split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e738b square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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. Batik Lilac tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#7f8b73) and two others. The Squirrel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Raven – 120° from the complementary Battleship Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #8b7e73 and #737f8b.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #7e738b is made of 33% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Batik Lilac has a hue angle of 267.5°, a saturation of 9.45% and a lightness of 49.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e738b is made of 5.1% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black ink.

HEX #7e738b
RGB Decimal rgb(126,115,139)
RGB Percentage 33%, 30%, 37%
CMYK 5.1, 9.41, 0, 45.49
HSL hsl(267.5,9.45%,49.8%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(267.5,17.27%,54.51%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.1698,9.1516,-11.5439)
XYZ xyz(19.3951,18.5612,26.9865)
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