Curated Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #595949 |
| Complementary Color | #b6b6a6 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.24% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Curated Lilac Color. The Violet Verbena color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Delicate Violet (#8c8da8) for more energetic effect. Try Mote of Dust as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6b6a6 is the best complementary color to Curated Lilac. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6a6b6 complementary color is Eagle, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Spun Pearl are #a6aeb6 and #aea6b6. Thus found on the left and right of #a6a6b6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Amethyst Smoke colors as they work well with Curated Lilac.
The split-complementary Curated Lilac palette consists of #aeb6a6 and #b6aea6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6b6a6). Try Bud and Silk colors in combination with #a6a6b6, 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 #a6a6b6 offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Curated Lilac. Thus Norway and Martini giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Curated Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Eagle, Pink Swan, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6a6b6 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Curated Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b6b6a6) and two others. The Martini is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Tower Gray – 120° from the complementary Eagle. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b6a6a6 and #a6b6b6.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6a6b6 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Curated Lilac has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 9.88% and a lightness of 68.24%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6a6b6 is made of 6.27% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.63% black ink.
| HEX | #a6a6b6 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,166,182) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 6.27, 6.27, 0, 28.63 |
| HSL | hsl(240,9.88%,68.24%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,8.79%,71.37%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.5748,3.1669,-8.2181) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8056,38.7568,49.7442) |