Lavender Ash 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 | #666758 |
| Complementary Color | #a6a798 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (244° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Ash Color. The Formal Affair color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Veiled Delight (#b2b0bd) for more energetic effect. Try Metro as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#a6a798 is the best complementary color to Lavender Ash. 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 #9998a7 complementary color is Delta, 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 Santas Gray are #989ea7 and #a098a7. Thus found on the left and right of #9998a7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Lavender Ash.
The split-complementary Lavender Ash palette consists of #9ea798 and #a7a098 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a6a798). Try Bud and Dawn colors in combination with #9998a7, 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 #9998a7 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 Lavender Ash. Thus Envy and Dusty Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Ash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Delta, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9998a7 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. Lavender Ash tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#a6a798) and two others. The Dusty Gray is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Delta. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a79998 and #98a6a7.
In a RGB color space, hex #9998a7 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Ash has a hue angle of 244°, a saturation of 7.85% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9998a7 is made of 5.49% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black ink.
| HEX | #9998a7 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(153,152,167) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 5.88, 0, 34.51 |
| HSL | hsl(244,7.85%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(244,8.98%,65.49%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.3584,3.3659,-7.7015) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3402,32.0188,41.0877) |