Legendary Lilac Color

#ad969d

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

Inverse Color #526962
Complementary Color #95ada5
Color Shade: red magenta (341.74° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 63.33% (better contrasting with white)
Legendary Lilac Color Sample
Legendary Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #ad969d

If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Legendary Lilac Color. The Smoky Mountain color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Mulberry Wine (#997c85) for more energetic effect. Try Audrey's Blush as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#95ada5 is the best complementary color to Legendary Lilac. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ad969d complementary color is Pewter, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Dusty Gray are #ad95a8 and #ad9a95. Thus found on the left and right of #ad969d on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Del Rio colors as they work well with Legendary Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Legendary Lilac palette consists of #95a8ad and #95ad9a colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#95ada5). Try Hit Gray and Envy colors in combination with #ad969d, 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 #ad969d offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Legendary Lilac. Thus Santas Gray and Schist giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Legendary Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pewter, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #ad969d square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue 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. Legendary Lilac tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#95ada5) and two others. The Schist is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Pewter. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #9dad95 and #a595ad.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #ad969d is made of 36% red, 31% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode Legendary Lilac has a hue angle of 341.74°, a saturation of 12.3% and a lightness of 63.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ad969d is made of 0% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 6.27% yellow and 32.16% black ink.

HEX #ad969d
RGB Decimal rgb(173,150,157)
RGB Percentage 36%, 31%, 33%
CMYK 0, 9.02, 6.27, 32.16
HSL hsl(341.74,12.3%,63.33%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(341.74,13.29%,67.84%)
CIE-LAB lab(64.267,9.7412,-0.5288)
XYZ xyz(34.2257,33.1313,36.4894)
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