Lilac Crystal is pale, cool-toned shade of warm blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with cool yellow, warm cyan or warm red
| Inverse Color | #343a26 |
| Complementary Color | #d3d9c5 |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (258° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 81.18% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Crystal Color. The Soft Iris color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Instigate (#ada7c8) for more energetic effect. Try Iris Isle as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#d3d9c5 is the best complementary color to Lilac Crystal. 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 #cbc5d9 complementary color is Moon Mist, 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 Blue Haze are #c5c9d9 and #d4c5d9. Thus found on the left and right of #cbc5d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Blue Haze and Chatelle colors as they work well with Lilac Crystal.
The split-complementary Lilac Crystal palette consists of #c9d9c5 and #d9d4c5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#d3d9c5). Try Pale Leaf and Sisal colors in combination with #cbc5d9, 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 #cbc5d9 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 Lilac Crystal. Thus Sea Mist and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Crystal contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moon Mist, Wafer, and Nebula split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbc5d9 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. Lilac Crystal tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#d3d9c5) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Geyser – 120° from the complementary Moon Mist. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d9cbc5 and #c5d3d9.
In a RGB color space, hex #cbc5d9 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Crystal has a hue angle of 258°, a saturation of 20.83% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cbc5d9 is made of 5.49% cyan, 7.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black ink.
| HEX | #cbc5d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(203,197,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 32%, 35% |
| CMYK | 5.49, 7.85, 0, 14.9 |
| HSL | hsl(258,20.83%,81.18%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(258,9.22%,85.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5375,5.8305,-9.2072) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.1192,57.6388,73.7605) |