Lavender Pillow 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 | #3a462c |
| Complementary Color | #c6d2b9 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (267.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 77.65% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Pillow Color. The Purple Rose color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Sword Steel (#d6d2de) for more calm effect. Try Lovely Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c6d2b9 is the best complementary color to Lavender Pillow. 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 #c5b9d3 complementary color is Pale Leaf, 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 Lavender Gray are #b9b9d2 and #d2b9d2. Thus found on the left and right of #c5b9d3 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Thistle colors as they work well with Lavender Pillow.
The split-complementary Lavender Pillow palette consists of #b9d2b9 and #d2d2b9 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c6d2b9). Try Pale Leaf and Sisal colors in combination with #c5b9d3, 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 #c5b9d3 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 Lavender Pillow. Thus Gum Leaf and Sisal giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Pillow contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pale Leaf, Cold Turkey, and Jet Stream split by 90° on the color wheel. #c5b9d3 square combo is a palette of warm blue, mid 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. Lavender Pillow tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#c6d2b9) and two others. The Sisal is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Heather – 120° from the complementary Pale Leaf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d2c5b9 and #b9c6d2.
In a RGB color space, hex #c5b9d3 is made of 33% red, 31% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Pillow has a hue angle of 267.69°, a saturation of 22.81% and a lightness of 77.65%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c5b9d3 is made of 5.5% cyan, 10.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black ink.
| HEX | #c5b9d3 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(197,185,211) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 31%, 36% |
| CMYK | 5.5, 10.2, 0, 17.25 |
| HSL | hsl(267.69,22.81%,77.65%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(267.69,12.32%,82.75%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.8431,9.1008,-11.5282) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1328,51.2714,68.7767) |