Lupine is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow
| Inverse Color | #41633e |
| Complementary Color | #9fc19c |
| Color Shade: | cool magenta (295.14° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 68.43% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lupine Color. The Softly Softly color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Lobby Lilac (#a780b2) for more energetic effect. Try Delicate Mauve as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#9fc19c is the best complementary color to Lupine. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #be9cc1 complementary color is Norway, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of London Hue are #ab9cc1 and #c19cb1. Thus found on the left and right of #be9cc1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Amethyst Smoke and Lily colors as they work well with Lupine.
The split-complementary Lupine palette consists of #9cc1ab and #b1c19c colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#9fc19c). Try Summer Green and Norway colors in combination with #be9cc1, 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 #be9cc1 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lupine. Thus Shadow Green and Coral Reef giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lupine contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Norway, Malta, and Cadet Blue split by 90° on the color wheel. #be9cc1 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lupine tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#9fc19c) and two others. The Coral Reef is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Logan – 120° from the complementary Norway. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c1be9c and #9c9ec1.
In a RGB color space, hex #be9cc1 is made of 35% red, 29% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lupine has a hue angle of 295.14°, a saturation of 22.98% and a lightness of 68.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #be9cc1 is made of 1.18% cyan, 14.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black ink.
| HEX | #be9cc1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(190,156,193) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 29%, 36% |
| CMYK | 1.18, 14.51, 0, 24.31 |
| HSL | hsl(295.14,22.98%,68.43%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(295.14,19.17%,75.69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.4418,19.1162,-14.3116) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7493,38.5743,55.6445) |