Lilac Breeze is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #4c5f36 |
| Complementary Color | #b6c99f |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.8° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 70.78% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Breeze Color. The Petrified Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Sunlit Allium (#9787bb) for more energetic effect. Try Perspective as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b6c99f is the best complementary color to Lilac Breeze. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a0c9 complementary color is Coriander, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #9fa1c9 and #c79fc9. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a0c9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and London Hue colors as they work well with Lilac Breeze.
The split-complementary Lilac Breeze palette consists of #a1c99f and #c9c79f colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b6c99f). Try Spring Rain and Thistle Green colors in combination with #b3a0c9, 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 #b3a0c9 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Breeze. Thus Shadow Green and Rodeo Dust giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Breeze contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coriander, Eunry, and Shadow Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a0c9 square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm 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 Breeze tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#b6c99f) and two others. The Rodeo Dust is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock Blue – 120° from the complementary Coriander. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9b29f and #9fb6c9.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3a0c9 is made of 33% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Breeze has a hue angle of 267.8°, a saturation of 27.52% and a lightness of 70.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a0c9 is made of 8.62% cyan, 16.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black ink.
| HEX | #b3a0c9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,160,201) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 30%, 37% |
| CMYK | 8.62, 16.07, 0, 21.18 |
| HSL | hsl(267.8,27.52%,70.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.8,20.4%,78.82%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.7095,14.8136,-18.4415) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.7038,38.9424,60.5769) |