Lilac Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #7d6c53 |
| Complementary Color | #ac9a82 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (215.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.22% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Blue Color. The Transformer color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Night Thistle (#6b7ba7) for more energetic effect. Try Berry Chalk as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ac9a82 is the best complementary color to Lilac Blue. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8293ac complementary color is Donkey Brown, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bali Hai are #82a8ac and #8582ac. Thus found on the left and right of #8293ac on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gumbo and Kimberly colors as they work well with Lilac Blue.
The split-complementary Lilac Blue palette consists of #a8ac82 and #ac8582 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ac9a82). Try Hillary and Pharlap colors in combination with #8293ac, 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 #8293ac offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Blue. Thus Sage and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Donkey Brown, Bouquet, and Bay Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #8293ac square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lilac Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#ac9a82) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Acapulco – 120° from the complementary Donkey Brown. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ac8293 and #82ac9b.
In a RGB color space, hex #8293ac is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Blue has a hue angle of 215.71°, a saturation of 20.19% and a lightness of 59.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8293ac is made of 16.47% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black ink.
| HEX | #8293ac |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(130,147,172) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 33%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 9.8, 0, 32.55 |
| HSL | hsl(215.71,20.19%,59.22%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(215.71,24.42%,67.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.4197,-0.3626,-15.114) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.086,28.5918,43.1209) |