Duchess Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #646f62 |
| Complementary Color | #929d90 |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (290.77° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 59.02% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Duchess Lilac Color. The Viola Sororia color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lost Lake (#b5adb5) for more calm effect. Try Wonder Violet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#929d90 is the best complementary color to Duchess Lilac. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9b909d complementary color is Stack, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Mountain Mist are #94909d and #9d9098. Thus found on the left and right of #9b909d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Venus colors as they work well with Duchess Lilac.
The split-complementary Duchess Lilac palette consists of #909d94 and #989d90 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#929d90). Try Mantle and Lemon Grass colors in combination with #9b909d, 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 #9b909d offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Duchess Lilac. Thus Pewter and Dawn giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Duchess Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Stack, Zorba, and Regent Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #9b909d square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Duchess Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#929d90) and two others. The Dawn is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Manatee – 120° from the complementary Stack. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9d9b90 and #90929d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9b909d is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Duchess Lilac has a hue angle of 290.77°, a saturation of 6.22% and a lightness of 59.02%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9b909d is made of 0.79% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9b909d |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(155,144,157) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0.79, 5.1, 0, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(290.77,6.22%,59.02%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(290.77,8.28%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.0888,6.5443,-5.3904) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5766,29.3494,36.0044) |