Lavender Dream Color

#b4aecc

Lavender Dream is pale, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red

Inverse Color #4b5133
Complementary Color #c6ccae
Color Shade: mid blue (252° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 74.12% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Dream Color Sample
Lavender Dream Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b4aecc

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Dream Color. The Lavender Bonnet color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Vision Quest (#9b94c2) for more energetic effect. Try Magic Scent as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#c6ccae is the best complementary color to Lavender Dream. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b4aecc complementary color is Coriander, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Logan are #aeb7cc and #c3aecc. Thus found on the left and right of #b4aecc on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and London Hue colors as they work well with Lavender Dream.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Dream palette consists of #b7ccae and #ccc3ae colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6ccae). Try Rainee and Soft Amber colors in combination with #b4aecc, 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 #b4aecc offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Dream. Thus Spring Rain and Cold Turkey giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Dream contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Coriander, Lily, and Opal split by 90° on the color wheel. #b4aecc square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green 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 Dream tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#c6ccae) and two others. The Cold Turkey is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Coriander. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ccb4ae and #aec5cc.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b4aecc is made of 32% red, 31% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Dream has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 22.73% and a lightness of 74.12%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b4aecc is made of 9.41% cyan, 11.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black ink.

HEX #b4aecc
RGB Decimal rgb(180,174,204)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 37%
CMYK 9.41, 11.76, 0, 20
HSL hsl(252,22.73%,74.12%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252,14.71%,80%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.4519,8.0281,-14.4355)
XYZ xyz(44.8575,44.335,63.32)
;