Liliac is soft, 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 | #3b7102 |
| Complementary Color | #c6fd8e |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (269.19° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.45% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Liliac Color. The Queer Purple color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Testosterose (#ddaaff) for more energetic effect. Try Purple Illusionist as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#c6fd8e is the best complementary color to Liliac. 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 #c48efd complementary color is Reef, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of cool blue, warm blue, and cool magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Heliotrope are #8e8ffd and #fb8efd. Thus found on the left and right of #c48efd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Malibu and Heliotrope colors as they work well with Liliac.
The split-complementary Liliac palette consists of #8ffd8e and #fdfb8e colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6fd8e). Try Mint Green and Dolly colors in combination with #c48efd, 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 #c48efd 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 Liliac. Thus Aquamarine and Chardonnay giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Liliac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Reef, Geraldine, and Anakiwa split by 90° on the color wheel. #c48efd square combo is a palette of warm blue, cool red, cool yellow and warm cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Liliac tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c6fd8e) and two others. The Chardonnay is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Malibu – 120° from the complementary Reef. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #fdc48e and #8ec6fd.
In a RGB color space, hex #c48efd is made of 33% red, 24% green and 43% blue. In a HSL mode Liliac has a hue angle of 269.19°, a saturation of 96.52% and a lightness of 77.45%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c48efd is made of 22.36% cyan, 43.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black ink.
| HEX | #c48efd |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(196,142,253) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 24%, 43% |
| CMYK | 22.36, 43.53, 0, 0.78 |
| HSL | hsl(269.19,96.52%,77.45%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(269.19,43.87%,99.22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.1484,41.3692,-47.7895) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.1676,38.1736,97.6526) |