Greek Lavender is pale, 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 | #64704f |
| Complementary Color | #a4b08f |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (261.82° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 62.55% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Greek Lavender Color. The Paisley Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Grape Harvest (#807697) for more calm effect. Try Grape Parfait as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a4b08f is the best complementary color to Greek Lavender. 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 #9b8fb0 complementary color is Locust, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #8f93b0 and #ab8fb0. Thus found on the left and right of #9b8fb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Manatee and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Greek Lavender.
The split-complementary Greek Lavender palette consists of #93b08f and #b0ab8f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a4b08f). Try Envy and Taupe Gray colors in combination with #9b8fb0, 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 #9b8fb0 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 Greek Lavender. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Greek Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Locust, Del Rio, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b8fb0 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Greek Lavender tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#a4b08f) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Bali Hai – 120° from the complementary Locust. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b09b8f and #8fa4b0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b8fb0 is made of 33% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Greek Lavender has a hue angle of 261.82°, a saturation of 17.28% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b8fb0 is made of 8.24% cyan, 12.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #9b8fb0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,143,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 30%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 12.94, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(261.82,17.28%,62.55%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(261.82,18.75%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.4362,11.0488,-15.6552) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1765,29.7481,45.1731) |