Lavender Wash 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 | #554f2b |
| Complementary Color | #d4ceaa |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (231.43° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.9% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Wash Color. The Lilac Bisque color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Purple Amethyst (#9190ba) for more calm effect. Try Sweet William as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d4ceaa is the best complementary color to Lavender Wash. 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 #aab0d4 complementary color is Akaroa, 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 Wistful are #aac4d4 and #b9aad4. Thus found on the left and right of #aab0d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Casper and Wistful colors as they work well with Lavender Wash.
The split-complementary Lavender Wash palette consists of #c4d4aa and #d4b9aa colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4ceaa). Try Sprout and Vanilla colors in combination with #aab0d4, 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 #aab0d4 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 Lavender Wash. Thus Sprout and Careys Pink giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Wash contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Akaroa, Blossom, and Gum Leaf split by 90° on the color wheel. #aab0d4 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. Lavender Wash tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#d4ceaa) and two others. The Careys Pink is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Akaroa. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4aaaf and #aad4ce.
In a RGB color space, hex #aab0d4 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Wash has a hue angle of 231.43°, a saturation of 32.81% and a lightness of 74.9%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #aab0d4 is made of 16.47% cyan, 14.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #aab0d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(170,176,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 38% |
| CMYK | 16.47, 14.12, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(231.43,32.81%,74.9%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(231.43,19.81%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.4619,5.4487,-18.8761) |
| XYZ | xyz(43.9866,44.3502,68.5295) |