Misty Lilac Color

#bcb4c4

Misty Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red

Inverse Color #434b3b
Complementary Color #bcc4b4
Color Shade: warm blue (270° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 73.73% (better contrasting with white)
Misty Lilac Color Sample
Misty Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bcb4c4

If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Misty Lilac Color. The Mysterious Mauve color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Calming Silver Lavender (#b2a2c1) for more energetic effect. Try Etude Lilac as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#bcc4b4 is the best complementary color to Misty Lilac. Cool yellow shades generally complement the warm blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #bcb4c4 complementary color is Green Spring, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Chatelle are #b4b4c4 and #c4b4c4. Thus found on the left and right of #bcb4c4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching French Gray and Lily colors as they work well with Misty Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Misty Lilac palette consists of #b4c4b4 and #c4c4b4 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#bcc4b4). Try Green Spring and Ash colors in combination with #bcb4c4, 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 #bcb4c4 offers a combination of cool green and warm red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Misty Lilac. Thus Powder Ash and Tea giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Misty Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Spring, Cold Turkey, and Submarine split by 90° on the color wheel. #bcb4c4 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid red, cool yellow and warm 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. Misty Lilac tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#bcc4b4) and two others. The Tea is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Submarine – 120° from the complementary Green Spring. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c4bcb4 and #b4bcc4.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bcb4c4 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Misty Lilac has a hue angle of 270°, a saturation of 11.94% and a lightness of 73.73%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bcb4c4 is made of 3.13% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black ink.

HEX #bcb4c4
RGB Decimal rgb(188,180,196)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 35%
CMYK 3.13, 6.27, 0, 23.14
HSL hsl(270,11.94%,73.73%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(270,8.16%,76.86%)
CIE-LAB lab(74.3936,5.8276,-7.0905)
XYZ xyz(47.0241,47.3194,58.8797)
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