Lavender Steel is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm yellow, mid green or cool red
| Inverse Color | #393424 |
| Complementary Color | #dad6c6 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (225.71° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.76% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lavender Steel Color. The Kentucky Blue color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Dreamy Cloud (#e5e6eb) for more calm effect. Try Meadow Phlox as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#dad6c6 is the best complementary color to Lavender Steel. Warm yellow shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #c6cbdb complementary color is Moon Mist, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Blue Haze are #c6d5da and #cbc6da. Thus found on the left and right of #c6cbdb on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Geyser and Blue Haze colors as they work well with Lavender Steel.
The split-complementary Lavender Steel palette consists of #d5dac6 and #dacbc6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dad6c6). Try Moon Mist and Wafer colors in combination with #c6cbdb, 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 #c6cbdb offers a combination of warm green and cool red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lavender Steel. Thus Pale Leaf and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lavender Steel contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Maverick, and Sea Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #c6cbdb square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, warm yellow and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lavender Steel tetradic combo consists of warm yellow complementary color (#dad6c6) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Paris White – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dac6cb and #c6dad5.
In a RGB color space, hex #c6cbdb is made of 32% red, 33% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lavender Steel has a hue angle of 225.71°, a saturation of 22.58% and a lightness of 81.76%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #c6cbdb is made of 8.23% cyan, 6.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black ink.
| HEX | #c6cbdb |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(198,203,219) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 33%, 35% |
| CMYK | 8.23, 6.27, 0, 14.12 |
| HSL | hsl(225.71,22.58%,81.76%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(225.71,9.59%,85.88%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.7468,1.3838,-8.5233) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.4308,59.8321,75.5397) |