Smokey Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #6d7669 |
| Complementary Color | #8d9689 |
| Color Shade: | violet (281.54° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 56.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Smokey Lilac Color. The Violet Persuasion color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Hyacinth Dream (#807388) for more energetic effect. Try Special Grey as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8d9689 is the best complementary color to Smokey Lilac. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #928996 complementary color is Stack, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mamba are #8b8996 and #968993. Thus found on the left and right of #928996 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Venus colors as they work well with Smokey Lilac.
The split-complementary Smokey Lilac palette consists of #89968b and #939689 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8d9689). Try Mantle and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #928996, 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 #928996 offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Smokey Lilac. Thus Mantle and Natural Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Smokey Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Schooner, and Oslo Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #928996 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Smokey Lilac tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#8d9689) and two others. The Natural Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Oslo Gray – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #969289 and #898d96.
In a RGB color space, hex #928996 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Smokey Lilac has a hue angle of 281.54°, a saturation of 5.83% and a lightness of 56.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #928996 is made of 1.57% cyan, 5.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.18% black ink.
| HEX | #928996 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(146,137,150) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 1.57, 5.09, 0, 41.18 |
| HSL | hsl(281.54,5.83%,56.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(281.54,8.67%,58.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.2305,5.8791,-5.7125) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3047,26.2043,32.5257) |