Modern Lavender is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #57554c |
| Complementary Color | #b3b1a8 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (229.09° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.04% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Modern Lavender Color. The Flat Aluminum color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Bay Fog (#9899b0) for more energetic effect. Try Silverfish as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#b3b1a8 is the best complementary color to Modern Lavender. 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 #a8aab3 complementary color is Cloudy, 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 Aluminium are #a8afb3 and #aba8b3. Thus found on the left and right of #a8aab3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Chateau and Spun Pearl colors as they work well with Modern Lavender.
The split-complementary Modern Lavender palette consists of #afb3a8 and #b3aba8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3b1a8). Try Bud and Cloudy colors in combination with #a8aab3, 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 #a8aab3 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 Modern Lavender. Thus Green Spring and Nobel giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Modern Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cloudy, Shady Lady, and Edward split by 90° on the color wheel. #a8aab3 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. Modern Lavender tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#b3b1a8) and two others. The Nobel is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Edward – 120° from the complementary Cloudy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #b3a8aa and #a8b3b1.
In a RGB color space, hex #a8aab3 is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Modern Lavender has a hue angle of 229.09°, a saturation of 6.75% and a lightness of 68.04%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #a8aab3 is made of 4.32% cyan, 3.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #a8aab3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(168,170,179) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 4.32, 3.53, 0, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(229.09,6.75%,68.04%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(229.09,6.15%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.7032,1.0519,-4.8666) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.6599,40.329,48.3945) |