Soft Blue Lavender 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 | #777345 |
| Complementary Color | #bab588 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.14% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Soft Blue Lavender Color. The Regal Azure color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Veranda Iris (#9da4be) for more calm effect. Try Midnight Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#bab588 is the best complementary color to Soft Blue 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 #888cba complementary color is Indian Khaki, 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 Wild Blue Yonder are #88a4ba and #9c88ba. Thus found on the left and right of #888cba on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Soft Blue Lavender.
The split-complementary Soft Blue Lavender palette consists of #a4ba88 and #ba9c88 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bab588). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #888cba, 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 #888cba 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 Soft Blue Lavender. Thus Bay Leaf and Brandy Rose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Soft Blue Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Bouquet, and Acapulco split by 90° on the color wheel. #888cba 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. Soft Blue Lavender tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#bab588) and two others. The Brandy Rose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gulf Stream – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba888b and #88bab5.
In a RGB color space, hex #888cba is made of 29% red, 30% green and 40% blue. In a HSL mode Soft Blue Lavender has a hue angle of 235.2°, a saturation of 26.6% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #888cba is made of 19.61% cyan, 18.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black ink.
| HEX | #888cba |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(136,140,186) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 30%, 40% |
| CMYK | 19.61, 18.04, 0, 27.06 |
| HSL | hsl(235.2,26.6%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.2,26.88%,72.94%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.4668,8.9592,-24.4651) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3944,27.5356,50.2727) |