French Lilac Blue is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with orange, cool green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #52451c |
| Complementary Color | #e3d5ad |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.56° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 78.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to French Lilac Blue Color. The Garden Fairy 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 saturated alternative called Blue Cue (#84a5dc) for more energetic effect. Try Light Cuddle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e3d5ad is the best complementary color to French Lilac Blue. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #adbae3 complementary color is Hampton, 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 Spindle are #add4e3 and #bbade3. Thus found on the left and right of #adbae3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Powder Blue and Cold Purple colors as they work well with French Lilac Blue.
The split-complementary French Lilac Blue palette consists of #d4e3ad and #e3bbad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e3d5ad). Try Deco and Rose Fog colors in combination with #adbae3, 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 #adbae3 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 French Lilac Blue. Thus Celadon and Shilo giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Lilac Blue contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Hampton, Light Orchid, and Chinook split by 90° on the color wheel. #adbae3 square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, orange 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. French Lilac Blue tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e3d5ad) and two others. The Shilo is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Morning Glory – 120° from the complementary Hampton. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e3adba and #ade3d6.
In a RGB color space, hex #adbae3 is made of 30% red, 32% green and 39% blue. In a HSL mode French Lilac Blue has a hue angle of 225.56°, a saturation of 49.09% and a lightness of 78.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #adbae3 is made of 21.18% cyan, 16.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black ink.
| HEX | #adbae3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(173,186,227) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 32%, 39% |
| CMYK | 21.18, 16.08, 0, 10.98 |
| HSL | hsl(225.56,49.09%,78.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.56,23.79%,89.02%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.791,4.3313,-21.9635) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.6576,49.5481,79.6723) |