Liberal Lilac Color

#9955bb

Liberal Lilac is vibrant, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #6a4
Complementary Color #76bb55
Color Shade: violet (280° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 53.33% (better contrasting with white)
Liberal Lilac Color Sample
Liberal Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9955bb

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Liberal Lilac Color. The Prickly Purple color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Akebi Purple (#983fb2) for more energetic effect. Try Rich Lavender as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#76bb55 is the best complementary color to Liberal 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 #95b complementary color is Mantis, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #6555bb and #bb55a9. Thus found on the left and right of #95b on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Violet and Fuchsia Pink colors as they work well with Liberal Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Liberal Lilac palette consists of #5b6 and #a9bb55 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#76bb55). Try White and Celery colors in combination with #95b, 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 #95b 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 Liberal Lilac. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Liberal Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantis, White, and Fountain Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #95b square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Liberal Lilac tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#76bb55) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Steel Blue – 120° from the complementary Mantis. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b95 and #5576bb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9955bb is made of 36% red, 20% green and 44% blue. In a HSL mode Liberal Lilac has a hue angle of 280°, a saturation of 42.86% and a lightness of 53.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9955bb is made of 13.33% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black ink.

HEX #9955bb
RGB Decimal rgb(153,85,187)
RGB Percentage 36%, 20%, 44%
CMYK 13.33, 40, 0, 26.67
HSL hsl(280,42.86%,53.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(280,54.55%,73.33%)
CIE-LAB lab(48.0796,45.6635,-42.7108)
XYZ xyz(25.355,16.8572,48.9311)
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