Fresh 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 | #716f4b |
| Complementary Color | #b3b28e |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (236.84° 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 Fresh Lavender Color. The Bright Zenith color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Magic Moment (#757caf) for more energetic effect. Try Blue Dove as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b3b28e is the best complementary color to Fresh 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 #8e90b4 complementary color is Heathered Gray, 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 Amethyst Smoke are #8ea2b3 and #9f8eb3. Thus found on the left and right of #8e90b4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Fresh Lavender.
The split-complementary Fresh Lavender palette consists of #a3b38e and #b39f8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b28e). Try Locust and Thatch colors in combination with #8e90b4, 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 #8e90b4 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 Fresh Lavender. Thus Envy and Thatch giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Fresh Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Heathered Gray, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #8e90b4 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. Fresh Lavender tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b3b28e) and two others. The Thatch is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Cascade – 120° from the complementary Heathered Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b38e90 and #8eb3b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #8e90b4 is made of 30% red, 31% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Lavender has a hue angle of 236.84°, a saturation of 20.21% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #8e90b4 is made of 14.9% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black ink.
| HEX | #8e90b4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(142,144,180) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 31%, 39% |
| CMYK | 14.9, 14.12, 0, 29.41 |
| HSL | hsl(236.84,20.21%,63.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(236.84,21.11%,70.59%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.7751,7.0932,-19.0239) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3668,28.9926,47.2283) |