Lavender Herb Color

#b18eaa

Lavender Herb 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 #4e7155
Complementary Color #8eb195
Color Shade: mid magenta (312° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 62.55% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Herb Color Sample
Lavender Herb Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b18eaa

If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Herb Color. The Long Forgotten Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Teen Queen (#a67498) for more energetic effect. Try Plum Swirl as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#8eb195 is the best complementary color to Lavender Herb. 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 #b18eaa complementary color is Envy, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Bouquet are #a68eb1 and #b18e98. Thus found on the left and right of #b18eaa on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Bouquet colors as they work well with Lavender Herb.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Herb palette consists of #8eb1a6 and #98b18e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#8eb195). Try Cascade and Schist colors in combination with #b18eaa, 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 #b18eaa 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 Lavender Herb. Thus Bali Hai and Locust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Herb contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Envy, Hillary, and Bali Hai split by 90° on the color wheel. #b18eaa square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan 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. Lavender Herb tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#8eb195) and two others. The Locust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Amethyst Smoke – 120° from the complementary Envy. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #aab18e and #948eb1.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b18eaa is made of 36% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Herb has a hue angle of 312°, a saturation of 18.32% and a lightness of 62.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b18eaa is made of 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 2.74% yellow and 30.59% black ink.

HEX #b18eaa
RGB Decimal rgb(177,142,170)
RGB Percentage 36%, 29%, 35%
CMYK 0, 13.72, 2.74, 30.59
HSL hsl(312,18.32%,62.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(312,19.77%,69.41%)
CIE-LAB lab(63.0071,18.0398,-9.693)
XYZ xyz(35.0602,31.5954,42.2809)
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