Lavendula Color

#bca4cb

Lavendula is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #435b34
Complementary Color #b3cba4
Color Shade: violet (276.92° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 71.96% (better contrasting with white)
Lavendula Color Sample
Lavendula Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bca4cb

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavendula Color. The Fresh Heather color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Kismet (#a18ab7) for more calm effect. Try Classic Bouquet as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#b3cba4 is the best complementary color to Lavendula. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bca4cb complementary color is Rainee, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #a8a4cb and #cba4c6. Thus found on the left and right of #bca4cb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Logan and Lilac colors as they work well with Lavendula.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavendula palette consists of #a4cba8 and #c6cba4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b3cba4). Try Spring Rain and Thistle Green colors in combination with #bca4cb, 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 #bca4cb offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavendula. Thus Shadow Green and Coral Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavendula contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Rainee, Clam Shell, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #bca4cb square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Lavendula tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#b3cba4) and two others. The Coral Reef is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Rock Blue – 120° from the complementary Rainee. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #cbbca4 and #a4b3cb.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bca4cb is made of 34% red, 30% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Lavendula has a hue angle of 276.92°, a saturation of 27.27% and a lightness of 71.96%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bca4cb is made of 5.88% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black ink.

HEX #bca4cb
RGB Decimal rgb(188,164,203)
RGB Percentage 34%, 30%, 37%
CMYK 5.88, 15.3, 0, 20.39
HSL hsl(276.92,27.27%,71.96%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(276.92,19.21%,79.61%)
CIE-LAB lab(70.5624,15.9886,-16.6672)
XYZ xyz(44.794,41.5541,62.1598)
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