Lily of the Nile is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #6e6e44 |
| Complementary Color | #baba91 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 65.1% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lily of the Nile Color. The Minuet Lilac color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bright Zenith (#757cae) for more energetic effect. Try Magic Moment as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#baba91 is the best complementary color to Lily of the Nile. 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 #9191bb complementary color is Swamp Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #91a5ba and #a591ba. Thus found on the left and right of #9191bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Lily of the Nile.
The split-complementary Lily of the Nile palette consists of #a5ba91 and #baa591 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#baba91). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #9191bb, 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 #9191bb offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lily of the Nile. Thus Norway and Quicksand giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lily of the Nile contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Swamp Green, Bouquet, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #9191bb square combo is a palette of cool blue, red 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. Lily of the Nile tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#baba91) and two others. The Quicksand is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shadow Green – 120° from the complementary Swamp Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ba9191 and #91baba.
In a RGB color space, hex #9191bb is made of 30% red, 30% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lily of the Nile has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 23.6% and a lightness of 65.1%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9191bb is made of 16.47% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.
| HEX | #9191bb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(145,145,187) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 39% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 16.47, 0, 26.67 |
| HSL | hsl(240,23.6%,65.1%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,22.46%,73.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.5319,9.1392,-21.8038) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7721,29.8584,51.1551) |