Lemures 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 | #40462b |
| Complementary Color | #ced4b8 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (253.33° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.84% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lemures Color. The Light Kiri Mist color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Misty Violet (#dbd7e4) for more calm effect. Try Purple Vision as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#ced4b8 is the best complementary color to Lemures. 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 #bfb9d4 complementary color is Green Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
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 #b8c0d4 and #ccb8d4. Thus found on the left and right of #bfb9d4 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Heather and Lavender Gray colors as they work well with Lemures.
The split-complementary Lemures palette consists of #c0d4b8 and #d4ccb8 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#ced4b8). Try Pale Leaf and Sisal colors in combination with #bfb9d4, 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 #bfb9d4 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 Lemures. Thus Gum Leaf and Clam Shell giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lemures contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Green Mist, Cold Turkey, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #bfb9d4 square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lemures tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#ced4b8) and two others. The Clam Shell is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Jungle Mist – 120° from the complementary Green Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d4bfb8 and #b8ced4.
In a RGB color space, hex #bfb9d4 is made of 32% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lemures has a hue angle of 253.33°, a saturation of 23.89% and a lightness of 77.84%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #bfb9d4 is made of 8.24% cyan, 10.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black ink.
| HEX | #bfb9d4 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(191,185,212) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 8.24, 10.59, 0, 16.86 |
| HSL | hsl(253.33,23.89%,77.84%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(253.33,12.74%,83.14%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.3921,7.3098,-12.7955) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.7185,50.5278,69.367) |