Lavender Elan is pale, warm-toned shade of warm magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool green, cool blue or cool yellow
| Inverse Color | #626c66 |
| Complementary Color | #939d97 |
| Color Shade: | warm magenta (324° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 59.61% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Elan Color. The Garden Plum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plum Swirl (#957e8e) for more energetic effect. Try Mauve Musk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#939d97 is the best complementary color to Lavender Elan. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d9399 complementary color is Mantle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Venus are #9c939d and #9d9393. Thus found on the left and right of #9d9399 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mountain Mist and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Lavender Elan.
The split-complementary Lavender Elan palette consists of #939d9c and #939d93 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#939d97). Try Pewter and Mantle colors in combination with #9d9399, 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 #9d9399 offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Elan. Thus Oslo Gray and Lemon Grass giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Elan contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Mantle, Star Dust, and Manatee split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d9399 square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Elan tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#939d97) and two others. The Lemon Grass is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mountain Mist – 120° from the complementary Mantle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #999d93 and #97939d.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d9399 is made of 34% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Elan has a hue angle of 324°, a saturation of 4.85% and a lightness of 59.61%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d9399 is made of 0% cyan, 3.92% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 38.43% black ink.
| HEX | #9d9399 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,147,153) |
| RGB Percentage | 34%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 3.92, 1.57, 38.43 |
| HSL | hsl(324,4.85%,59.61%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(324,6.37%,61.57%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.9426,4.806,-1.8412) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0881,30.3354,34.4065) |