Lavender Phlox is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #594520 |
| Complementary Color | #dfcba5 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (218.95° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 76.27% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Phlox Color. The Lull Wind color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Lilac Cotton Candy (#cdd7ec) for more calm effect. Try Light Powder Blue as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dfcba5 is the best complementary color to Lavender Phlox. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #a6badf complementary color is Sapling, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Pigeon Post are #a5d6df and #aea5df. Thus found on the left and right of #a6badf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Morning Glory and Cold Purple colors as they work well with Lavender Phlox.
The split-complementary Lavender Phlox palette consists of #d6dfa5 and #dfaea5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dfcba5). Try Deco and Cameo colors in combination with #a6badf, 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 #a6badf offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Phlox. Thus Moss Green and Can Can giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Phlox contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sapling, Light Orchid, and Celadon split by 90° on the color wheel. #a6badf square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Phlox tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#dfcba5) and two others. The Can Can is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Chinook – 120° from the complementary Sapling. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dfa5b9 and #a5dfcb.
In a RGB color space, hex #a6badf is made of 29% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Phlox has a hue angle of 218.95°, a saturation of 47.11% and a lightness of 76.27%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a6badf is made of 22.35% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #a6badf |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(166,186,223) |
| RGB Percentage | 29%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 22.35, 14.51, 0, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(218.95,47.11%,76.27%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(218.95,25.56%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.1721,1.2912,-20.7821) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.6041,48.5525,76.7273) |