Lavender Aura Color

#9f99aa

Lavender Aura 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 #606655
Complementary Color #a3aa99
Color Shade: warm blue (261.18° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Aura Color Sample
Lavender Aura Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #9f99aa

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Aura Color. The Dusky Grape 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 Purpletone (#837f92) for more calm effect. Try Grey Dusk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#a3aa99 is the best complementary color to Lavender Aura. 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 #9f99aa complementary color is Bud, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

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 #999baa and #a799aa. Thus found on the left and right of #9f99aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Santas Gray and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Lavender Aura.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Aura palette consists of #9baa99 and #aaa799 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a3aa99). Try Envy and Dawn colors in combination with #9f99aa, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #9f99aa 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 Lavender Aura. Thus Pewter and Bronco giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Aura contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bud, Dusty Gray, and Pewter split by 90° on the color wheel. #9f99aa square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Aura tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#a3aa99) and two others. The Bronco is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Gray Chateau – 120° from the complementary Bud. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aa9f99 and #99a3aa.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #9f99aa is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Aura has a hue angle of 261.18°, a saturation of 9.09% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #9f99aa is made of 4.32% cyan, 6.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black ink.

HEX #9f99aa
RGB Decimal rgb(159,153,170)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 4.32, 6.67, 0, 33.33
HSL hsl(261.18,9.09%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(261.18,10%,66.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.206,5.511,-8.077)
XYZ xyz(32.945,33.0557,42.6742)
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