Lovely Lilac Color

#a7b0cc

Lovely Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red

Inverse Color #584f33
Complementary Color #ccc3a7
Color Shade: cool blue (225.41° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 72.75% (better contrasting with white)
Lovely Lilac Color Sample
Lovely Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #a7b0cc

If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lovely Lilac Color. The Fast Velvet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Post Apocalyptic Cloud (#c8cdd8) for more calm effect. Try Link Water as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ccc3a7 is the best complementary color to Lovely 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 #a7b0cc complementary color is Chino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #a7c2cc and #b0a7cc. Thus found on the left and right of #a7b0cc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Logan colors as they work well with Lovely Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lovely Lilac palette consists of #c2cca7 and #ccb0a7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ccc3a7). Try Coriander and Clam Shell colors in combination with #a7b0cc, 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 #a7b0cc offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lovely Lilac. Thus Rainee and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lovely Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Chino, Lilac, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #a7b0cc square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and mid green 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. Lovely Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ccc3a7) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Chino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cca7b0 and #a7ccc3.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #a7b0cc is made of 31% red, 32% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lovely Lilac has a hue angle of 225.41°, a saturation of 26.62% and a lightness of 72.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a7b0cc is made of 14.51% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #a7b0cc
RGB Decimal rgb(167,176,204)
RGB Percentage 31%, 32%, 37%
CMYK 14.51, 10.98, 0, 20
HSL hsl(225.41,26.62%,72.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(225.41,18.14%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(71.9777,2.7113,-15.2484)
XYZ xyz(42.3608,43.6258,63.3147)
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