Lilac Grey 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 | #67695b |
| Complementary Color | #a2a496 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (248.57° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 61.57% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Grey Color. The Love-Struck Chinchilla color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Soft Charcoal (#838298) for more energetic effect. Try Purpletone as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a2a496 is the best complementary color to Lilac Grey. 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 #9896a4 complementary color is Lemon Grass, 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 Manatee are #969ba4 and #9f96a4. Thus found on the left and right of #9896a4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Mountain Mist colors as they work well with Lilac Grey.
The split-complementary Lilac Grey palette consists of #9ba496 and #a49f96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a2a496). Try Lemon Grass and Dawn colors in combination with #9896a4, 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 #9896a4 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 Lilac Grey. Thus Mantle and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Lemon Grass, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9896a4 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. Lilac Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a2a496) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Granny Smith – 120° from the complementary Lemon Grass. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a49896 and #96a2a4.
In a RGB color space, hex #9896a4 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Grey has a hue angle of 248.57°, a saturation of 7.14% and a lightness of 61.57%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9896a4 is made of 4.7% cyan, 5.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 35.69% black ink.
| HEX | #9896a4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(152,150,164) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.7, 5.49, 0, 35.69 |
| HSL | hsl(248.57,7.14%,61.57%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(248.57,8.54%,64.31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.6496,3.5163,-7.0708) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5561,31.1684,39.5276) |