Connecticut Lilac 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 | #341 |
| Complementary Color | #dceeba |
| Color Shade: | warm blue (260° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 83.33% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar warm blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Connecticut Lilac Color. The Dull Lavender color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Dreamy Candy Forest (#b195e4) for more calm effect. Try Purple Sand as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#dceeba is the best complementary color to Connecticut Lilac. 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 #cbe complementary color is Caper, 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 White are #bac3ee and #e5baee. Thus found on the left and right of #cbe on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Spindle and French Lilac colors as they work well with Connecticut Lilac.
The split-complementary Connecticut Lilac palette consists of #c3eeba and #eee5ba colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dceeba). Try Tea Green and Chamois colors in combination with #cbe, 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 #cbe 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 Connecticut Lilac. Thus Madang and Just Right giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Connecticut Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Caper, Beauty Bush, and Cruise split by 90° on the color wheel. #cbe 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. Connecticut Lilac tetradic combo consists of cool yellow complementary color (#dceeba) and two others. The Just Right is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Spindle – 120° from the complementary Caper. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #eeccba and #badcee.
In a RGB color space, hex #ccbbee is made of 32% red, 30% green and 38% blue. In a HSL mode Connecticut Lilac has a hue angle of 260°, a saturation of 60% and a lightness of 83.33%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #ccbbee is made of 13.33% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black ink.
| HEX | #ccbbee |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(204,187,238) |
| RGB Percentage | 32%, 30%, 38% |
| CMYK | 13.33, 20, 0, 6.67 |
| HSL | hsl(260,60%,83.33%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(260,21.43%,93.33%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.782,15.8106,-23.1299) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.1048,54.5511,88.3559) |