Delicate Lilac Color

#b6aed6

Delicate Lilac 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 #495129
Complementary Color #ced6ad
Color Shade: mid blue (252° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 76.08% (better contrasting with white)
Delicate Lilac Color Sample
Delicate Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #b6aed6

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Delicate Lilac Color. The Angel Kiss 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 Vision (#d2cce5) for more calm effect. Try Light Mulberry as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#ced6ad is the best complementary color to Delicate 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 #b6aed6 complementary color is Green Mist, 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 Wistful are #adb9d6 and #caadd6. Thus found on the left and right of #b6aed6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pigeon Post and Light Wisteria colors as they work well with Delicate Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Delicate Lilac palette consists of #b9d6ad and #d6caad colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced6ad). Try Sprout and Akaroa colors in combination with #b6aed6, 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 #b6aed6 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 Delicate Lilac. Thus Surf and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Delicate Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Mist, Blossom, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #b6aed6 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. Delicate Lilac tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ced6ad) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Green Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d6b5ad and #adcdd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #b6aed6 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Delicate Lilac has a hue angle of 252°, a saturation of 32.79% and a lightness of 76.08%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b6aed6 is made of 12.55% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #b6aed6
RGB Decimal rgb(182,174,214)
RGB Percentage 32%, 31%, 38%
CMYK 12.55, 15.68, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(252,32.79%,76.08%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(252,18.69%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(72.9394,10.8047,-19.1582)
XYZ xyz(46.5651,45.0722,69.8639)
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