Dried Lilac is calm, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, cool green or mid red
| Inverse Color | #440 |
| Complementary Color | #ffb |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (240° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 86.67% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Dried Lilac Color. The Melrose color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Winterspring Lilac (#b5afff) for more calm effect. Try Light Periwinkle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#ffb is the best complementary color to Dried Lilac. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bbf complementary color is White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, cool blue, and warm blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of White are #bbdcff and #dcbbff. Thus found on the left and right of #bbf on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Pass and Mauve colors as they work well with Dried Lilac.
The split-complementary Dried Lilac palette consists of #dfb and #fdb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ffb). Try White and White colors in combination with #bbf, 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 #bbf offers a combination of warm green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Dried Lilac. Thus White and White giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Dried Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary White, White, and White split by 90° on the color wheel. #bbf square combo is a palette of cool blue, warm magenta, warm yellow and cool green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Dried Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#ffb) and two others. The White is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and White – 120° from the complementary White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fbb and #bff.
In a RGB color space, hex #bbbbff is made of 30% red, 30% green and 41% blue. In a HSL mode Dried Lilac has a hue angle of 240°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 86.67%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bbbbff is made of 26.67% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.
| HEX | #bbbbff |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(187,187,255) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 30%, 41% |
| CMYK | 26.67, 26.67, 0, 0 |
| HSL | hsl(240,100%,86.67%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(240,26.67%,100%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.0668,14.4879,-33.4664) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.3138,53.3254,101.9325) |