Lilac Luster is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #516755 |
| Complementary Color | #97ae9b |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (310.91° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 63.92% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Luster Color. The Venus color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Angel Aura (#afa8ae) for more calm effect. Try Plum Swirl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#97ae9b is the best complementary color to Lilac Luster. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #ae98aa complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Shady Lady are #a797ae and #ae979e. Thus found on the left and right of #ae98aa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Dusty Gray colors as they work well with Lilac Luster.
The split-complementary Lilac Luster palette consists of #97aea7 and #9eae97 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#97ae9b). Try Pewter and Bud colors in combination with #ae98aa, 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 #ae98aa offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Luster. Thus Hit Gray and Bud giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Luster contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Napa, and Santas Gray split by 90° on the color wheel. #ae98aa square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lilac Luster tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#97ae9b) and two others. The Bud is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Santas Gray – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aaae97 and #9b97ae.
In a RGB color space, hex #ae98aa is made of 35% red, 31% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Luster has a hue angle of 310.91°, a saturation of 11.96% and a lightness of 63.92%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ae98aa is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 1.57% yellow and 31.76% black ink.
| HEX | #ae98aa |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(174,152,170) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 31%, 34% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 1.57, 31.76 |
| HSL | hsl(310.91,11.96%,63.92%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(310.91,12.64%,68.24%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.2453,11.3655,-6.3918) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9395,34.3574,42.7676) |