English Lavender is calm, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange
| Inverse Color | #62844f |
| Complementary Color | #8eb07b |
| Color Shade: | violet (278.49° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 58.63% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to English Lavender Color. The Mirabella color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Poetry Mauve (#886891) for more calm effect. Try Glossy Grape as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#8eb07b is the best complementary color to English Lavender. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d7bb0 complementary color is Olivine, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Purple are #827bb0 and #b07ba8. Thus found on the left and right of #9d7bb0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Purple and Bouquet colors as they work well with English Lavender.
The split-complementary English Lavender palette consists of #7bb082 and #a8b07b colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb07b). Try Bay Leaf and Green Smoke colors in combination with #9d7bb0, 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 #9d7bb0 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 English Lavender. Thus Acapulco and Mongoose giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of English Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Olivine, Brandy Rose, and Gulf Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d7bb0 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. English Lavender tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#8eb07b) and two others. The Mongoose is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Wild Blue Yonder – 120° from the complementary Olivine. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b09d7b and #7b8eb0.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d7bb0 is made of 34% red, 27% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode English Lavender has a hue angle of 278.49°, a saturation of 25.12% and a lightness of 58.63%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d7bb0 is made of 7.45% cyan, 20.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black ink.
| HEX | #9d7bb0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,123,176) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 27%, 39% |
| CMYK | 7.45, 20.78, 0, 30.98 |
| HSL | hsl(278.49,25.12%,58.63%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(278.49,30.11%,69.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.554,23.1924,-23.0812) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8241,24.4686,44.278) |