Lavender Lustre 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 | #73633e |
| Complementary Color | #c1b08c |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (221.89° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.29% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Lustre Color. The Babbling Creek color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Posey Blue (#a5b4c6) for more calm effect. Try Persian Jewel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c1b08c is the best complementary color to Lavender Lustre. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #8c9cc1 complementary color is Indian Khaki, 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 Nepal are #8cb6c1 and #968cc1. Thus found on the left and right of #8c9cc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Blue Bell colors as they work well with Lavender Lustre.
The split-complementary Lavender Lustre palette consists of #b6c18c and #c1968c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c1b08c). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #8c9cc1, 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 #8c9cc1 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 Lavender Lustre. Thus Olivine and Oriental Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Lustre contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Viola, and De York split by 90° on the color wheel. #8c9cc1 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. Lavender Lustre tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#c1b08c) and two others. The Oriental Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c18c9c and #8cc1b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #8c9cc1 is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Lustre has a hue angle of 221.89°, a saturation of 29.94% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8c9cc1 is made of 20.79% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #8c9cc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(140,156,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 20.79, 14.51, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(221.89,29.94%,65.29%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(221.89,27.46%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.3247,2.7977,-20.9416) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3293,33.2026,55.1569) |