True Lavender is calm, 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 | #817637 |
| Complementary Color | #c7bc7e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.08° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to True Lavender Color. The Wild Pansy 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 Gladiola Blue (#6370b6) for more calm effect. Try Chetwode Blue as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c7bc7e is the best complementary color to True Lavender. 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 #7e89c8 complementary color is Sorrell Brown, 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 Ship Cove are #7eadc7 and #977ec7. Thus found on the left and right of #7e89c8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Glacier and East Side colors as they work well with True Lavender.
The split-complementary True Lavender palette consists of #adc77e and #c7977e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c7bc7e). Try Wild Willow and Old Rose colors in combination with #7e89c8, 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 #7e89c8 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 True Lavender. Thus De York and Puce giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of True Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sorrell Brown, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #7e89c8 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. True Lavender tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#c7bc7e) and two others. The Puce is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Half Baked – 120° from the complementary Sorrell Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c77e89 and #7ec7bc.
In a RGB color space, hex #7e89c8 is made of 27% red, 30% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode True Lavender has a hue angle of 231.08°, a saturation of 40.22% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #7e89c8 is made of 29.02% cyan, 24.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black ink.
| HEX | #7e89c8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(126,137,200) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 30%, 43% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 24.7, 0, 21.57 |
| HSL | hsl(231.08,40.22%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.08,37%,78.43%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.5059,11.4482,-33.9314) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9752,26.4971,58.2836) |