Spring Lilac 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 | #4e4c34 |
| Complementary Color | #cbc8b1 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (235.38° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 74.51% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Spring Lilac Color. The Grape Ivy color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Light Horizon Sky (#d0d2de) for more calm effect. Try Lilac Hint as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#cbc8b1 is the best complementary color to Spring Lilac. 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 #b1b3cb complementary color is Foggy Gray, 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 Cadet Blue are #b1c0cb and #bcb1cb. Thus found on the left and right of #b1b3cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Chatelle colors as they work well with Spring Lilac.
The split-complementary Spring Lilac palette consists of #c0cbb1 and #cbbbb1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cbc8b1). Try Rainee and Soft Amber colors in combination with #b1b3cb, 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 #b1b3cb 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 Spring Lilac. Thus Spring Rain and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Spring Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Foggy Gray, Lily, and Spring Rain split by 90° on the color wheel. #b1b3cb 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. Spring Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#cbc8b1) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Opal – 120° from the complementary Foggy Gray. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbb1b3 and #b1cbc9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b1b3cb is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Spring Lilac has a hue angle of 235.38°, a saturation of 20% and a lightness of 74.51%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b1b3cb is made of 10.2% cyan, 9.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.
| HEX | #b1b3cb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(177,179,203) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 32%, 36% |
| CMYK | 10.2, 9.41, 0, 20.39 |
| HSL | hsl(235.38,20%,74.51%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(235.38,12.81%,79.61%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48,4.0978,-12.3687) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.0311,45.8991,62.9859) |