Lavender Blue Shadow is soft, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #747707 |
| Complementary Color | #f4f888 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (241.61° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 75.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Blue Shadow Color. The Purple Illusion color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Periwinkle (#8e82fe) for more energetic effect. Try Periwinkle Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#f4f888 is the best complementary color to Lavender Blue Shadow. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8b88f8 complementary color is Mindaro, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Portage are #88bcf8 and #c388f8. Thus found on the left and right of #8b88f8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Lavender Blue Shadow.
The split-complementary Lavender Blue Shadow palette consists of #bcf888 and #f8c388 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f4f888). Try Sulu and Manhattan colors in combination with #8b88f8, 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 #8b88f8 offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Blue Shadow. Thus Mint Green and Geraldine giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Blue Shadow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mindaro, Persian Pink, and Aquamarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #8b88f8 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Blue Shadow tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#f4f888) and two others. The Geraldine is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malibu – 120° from the complementary Mindaro. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #f88b88 and #88f4f8.
In a RGB color space, hex #8b88f8 is made of 27% red, 26% green and 47% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Blue Shadow has a hue angle of 241.61°, a saturation of 88.89% and a lightness of 75.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8b88f8 is made of 42.74% cyan, 43.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black ink.
| HEX | #8b88f8 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(139,136,248) |
| RGB Percentage | 27%, 26%, 47% |
| CMYK | 42.74, 43.92, 0, 2.75 |
| HSL | hsl(241.61,88.89%,75.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(241.61,45.16%,97.25%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5459,28.832,-55.8252) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3949,29.8746,92.6551) |