Cool Lavender is pale, warm-toned shade of mid red. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid cyan, violet or mid green
| Inverse Color | #4c595a |
| Complementary Color | #a5b2b3 |
| Color Shade: | mid red (4.29° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 67.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid red shade, there are some better alternatives to Cool Lavender Color. The Storm Red color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool red bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dreamscape Grey (#c6c5c5) for more calm effect. Try Light Caramel as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#a5b2b3 is the best complementary color to Cool Lavender. Mid cyan shades generally complement the mid red hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b3a6a5 complementary color is Edward, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of red magenta, mid red, and orange colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Martini are #b3a5ab and #b3ada5. Thus found on the left and right of #b3a6a5 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Shady Lady and Cloudy colors as they work well with Cool Lavender.
The split-complementary Cool Lavender palette consists of #a5abb3 and #a5b3ad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#a5b2b3). Try Gray Chateau and Edward colors in combination with #b3a6a5, 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 #b3a6a5 offers a combination of mid blue and mid green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cool Lavender. Thus Spun Pearl and Pewter giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cool Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Edward, Bud, and Amethyst Smoke split by 90° on the color wheel. #b3a6a5 square combo is a palette of mid red, yellow green, mid cyan and violet shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cool Lavender tetradic combo consists of mid cyan complementary color (#a5b2b3) and two others. The Pewter is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Shady Lady – 120° from the complementary Edward. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #a5b3a6 and #b3a5b2.
In a RGB color space, hex #b3a6a5 is made of 35% red, 33% green and 32% blue. In a HSL mode Cool Lavender has a hue angle of 4.29°, a saturation of 8.43% and a lightness of 67.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b3a6a5 is made of 0% cyan, 5.1% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 29.8% black ink.
| HEX | #b3a6a5 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(179,166,165) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 33%, 32% |
| CMYK | 0, 5.1, 5.49, 29.8 |
| HSL | hsl(4.29,8.43%,67.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(4.29,7.82%,70.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.1641,4.5164,2.2012) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.0182,39.5728,41.1791) |