Lavender Indigo Color

#9457eb

Lavender Indigo is vivid, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #6ba814
Complementary Color #adea57
Color Shade: warm blue (264.73° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.14% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Indigo Color Sample
Lavender Indigo Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9457eb

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Indigo Color. The Lightish Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Lighter Purple (#a55af4) for more energetic effect. Try Chaste Blossoms as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#adea57 is the best complementary color to Lavender Indigo. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9457eb complementary color is Conifer, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Medium Purple are #5763ea and #dd57ea. Thus found on the left and right of #9457eb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Royal Blue and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Lavender Indigo.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Indigo palette consists of #64ea57 and #eade57 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#adea57). Try Pastel Green and Confetti colors in combination with #9457eb, 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 #9457eb offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Indigo. Thus Pastel Green and Burnt Sienna giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Indigo contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Conifer, Mandy, and Turquoise Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #9457eb square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan 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. Lavender Indigo tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#adea57) and two others. The Burnt Sienna is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Picton Blue – 120° from the complementary Conifer. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ea9457 and #57adea.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9457eb is made of 31% red, 19% green and 50% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Indigo has a hue angle of 264.73°, a saturation of 78.72% and a lightness of 63.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9457eb is made of 34.12% cyan, 58.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black ink.

HEX #9457eb
RGB Decimal rgb(148,87,235)
RGB Percentage 31%, 19%, 50%
CMYK 34.12, 58.04, 0, 7.84
HSL hsl(264.73,78.72%,63.14%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(264.73,62.98%,92.16%)
CIE-LAB lab(50.8162,54.7472,-65.7745)
XYZ xyz(30.6163,19.1104,80.6723)
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