Lavender Grey Color

#bdbbd7

Lavender Grey 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 #424428
Complementary Color #d4d7bb
Color Shade: mid blue (244.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 78.82% (better contrasting with white)
Lavender Grey Color Sample
Lavender Grey Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #bdbbd7

If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Grey Color. The May Mist color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Opulent Violet (#a09ec6) for more energetic effect. Try Indigo Child as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#d4d7bb is the best complementary color to Lavender Grey. 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 #bdbbd7 complementary color is Tana, 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 Lavender Gray are #bbc6d7 and #cbbbd7. Thus found on the left and right of #bdbbd7 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Lavender Grey.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lavender Grey palette consists of #c6d7bb and #d7cbbb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d4d7bb). Try Pale Leaf and Soft Amber colors in combination with #bdbbd7, 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 #bdbbd7 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 Lavender Grey. Thus Surf and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lavender Grey contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tana, Maverick, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #bdbbd7 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. Lavender Grey tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#d4d7bb) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Tana. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d7bdbb and #bbd4d7.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #bdbbd7 is made of 32% red, 32% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Grey has a hue angle of 244.29°, a saturation of 25.93% and a lightness of 78.82%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bdbbd7 is made of 10.19% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black ink.

HEX #bdbbd7
RGB Decimal rgb(189,187,215)
RGB Percentage 32%, 32%, 36%
CMYK 10.19, 10.98, 0, 15.69
HSL hsl(244.29,25.93%,78.82%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(244.29,13.02%,84.31%)
CIE-LAB lab(76.8397,6.1885,-13.7666)
XYZ xyz(51.0223,51.2658,71.4961)
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