Silk Lilac is pale, 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 | #6e774a |
| Complementary Color | #acb587 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (252° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.16% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Silk Lilac Color. The Toy Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Spire (#746f9d) for more calm effect. Try Canyon Mist as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#acb587 is the best complementary color to Silk Lilac. 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 #9188b5 complementary color is Swamp Green, 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 Lavender Purple are #8795b5 and #a787b5. Thus found on the left and right of #9188b5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Bali Hai and Lavender Purple colors as they work well with Silk Lilac.
The split-complementary Silk Lilac palette consists of #95b587 and #b5a787 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#acb587). Try Swamp Green and Mongoose colors in combination with #9188b5, 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 #9188b5 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 Silk Lilac. Thus Bay Leaf and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Silk Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Bouquet, and Acapulco split by 90° on the color wheel. #9188b5 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. Silk Lilac tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#acb587) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b59187 and #87abb5.
In a RGB color space, hex #9188b5 is made of 31% red, 29% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Silk Lilac has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 23.32% and a lightness of 62.16%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9188b5 is made of 14.12% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.02% black ink.
| HEX | #9188b5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,136,181) |
| RGB Percentage | 31%, 29%, 39% |
| CMYK | 14.12, 17.65, 0, 29.02 |
| HSL | hsl(252,23.32%,62.16%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(252,24.86%,70.98%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.9412,12.8932,-22.3707) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8217,26.9643,47.4016) |