Faded Lilac Color

#92a2bb

Faded Lilac 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 #6d5d44
Complementary Color #bbab91
Color Shade: blue cyan (216.59° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 65.29% (better contrasting with white)
Faded Lilac Color Sample
Faded Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #92a2bb

If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Faded Lilac Color. The Oxford color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Genteel Blue (#698eb3) for more energetic effect. Try Flax-Flower Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#bbab91 is the best complementary color to Faded Lilac. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #92a2bb complementary color is Indian Khaki, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #91b6bb and #9691bb. Thus found on the left and right of #92a2bb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Nepal and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Faded Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Faded Lilac palette consists of #b6bb91 and #bb9691 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bbab91). Try Swamp Green and Quicksand colors in combination with #92a2bb, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #92a2bb 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 Faded Lilac. Thus Swamp Green and Bouquet giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Faded Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Indian Khaki, Lilac, and Summer Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #92a2bb square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Faded Lilac tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#bbab91) and two others. The Bouquet is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Summer Green – 120° from the complementary Indian Khaki. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #bb91a1 and #91bbab.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #92a2bb is made of 29% red, 33% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Faded Lilac has a hue angle of 216.59°, a saturation of 23.16% and a lightness of 65.29%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #92a2bb is made of 16.08% cyan, 9.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #92a2bb
RGB Decimal rgb(146,162,187)
RGB Percentage 29%, 33%, 38%
CMYK 16.08, 9.8, 0, 26.67
HSL hsl(216.59,23.16%,65.29%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(216.59,21.93%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(66.1666,-0.1231,-14.7594)
XYZ xyz(33.744,35.5395,52.095)
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