Heirloom Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, green cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #62694d |
| Complementary Color | #aab196 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (255° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 64.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Heirloom Lilac Color. The Second Pour color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dreamland (#b5b1bf) for more calm effect. Try Veiled Delight as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#aab196 is the best complementary color to Heirloom Lilac. Cool yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #9d96b2 complementary color is Schist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Amethyst Smoke are #969cb1 and #aa96b1. Thus found on the left and right of #9d96b2 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santas Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Heirloom Lilac.
The split-complementary Heirloom Lilac palette consists of #9cb196 and #b1aa96 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#aab196). Try Schist and Taupe Gray colors in combination with #9d96b2, 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 #9d96b2 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 Heirloom Lilac. Thus Envy and Del Rio giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Heirloom Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Schist, Del Rio, and Cascade split by 90° on the color wheel. #9d96b2 square combo is a palette of mid blue, cool red, cool 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. Heirloom Lilac tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#aab196) and two others. The Del Rio is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gull Gray – 120° from the complementary Schist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b19d96 and #96aab1.
In a RGB color space, hex #9d96b2 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Heirloom Lilac has a hue angle of 255°, a saturation of 15.38% and a lightness of 64.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9d96b2 is made of 8.23% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black ink.
| HEX | #9d96b2 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(157,150,178) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 10.98, 0, 30.2 |
| HSL | hsl(255,15.38%,64.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(255,15.73%,69.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.5038,8.1882,-13.6475) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8469,32.1951,46.6025) |