Winterspring Lilac is calm, 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 | #4a5000 |
| Complementary Color | #f9ffaf |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (244.5° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 84.31% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Winterspring Lilac Color. The Dried Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Melrose (#c7c1ff) for more calm effect. Try Light Periwinkle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#f9ffaf is the best complementary color to Winterspring Lilac. 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 #b5afff complementary color is Portafino, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Melrose are #afd1ff and #dcafff. Thus found on the left and right of #b5afff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Anakiwa and Mauve colors as they work well with Winterspring Lilac.
The split-complementary Winterspring Lilac palette consists of #d1ffaf and #ffddaf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#f9ffaf). Try Reef and Caramel colors in combination with #b5afff, 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 #b5afff 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 Winterspring Lilac. Thus Mint Green and Cornflower Lilac giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Winterspring Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Portafino, Cotton Candy, and Aero Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #b5afff square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Winterspring Lilac tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#f9ffaf) and two others. The Cornflower Lilac is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and French Pass – 120° from the complementary Portafino. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffb5af and #aff9ff.
In a RGB color space, hex #b5afff is made of 30% red, 29% green and 42% blue. In a HSL mode Winterspring Lilac has a hue angle of 244.5°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 84.31%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b5afff is made of 29.02% cyan, 31.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #b5afff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(181,175,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 29%, 42% |
| CMYK | 29.02, 31.37, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(244.5,100%,84.31%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(244.5,31.37%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.6377,19.3991,-38.8135) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.436,47.7037,101.0518) |