Sea Lavender Color

#cfb1d8

Sea Lavender is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #304e27
Complementary Color #b9d8b0
Color Shade: cool magenta (286.15° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 77.06% (better contrasting with white)
Sea Lavender Color Sample
Sea Lavender Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #cfb1d8

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Sea Lavender Color. The Atlantic Tulip color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Amethyst Show (#bd97cf) for more energetic effect. Try On Location as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#b9d8b0 is the best complementary color to Sea Lavender. Warm green shades generally complement the cool magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #cfb1d8 complementary color is Sprout, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of warm blue, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Prelude are #bbb0d8 and #d8b0cd. Thus found on the left and right of #cfb1d8 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Gray and Blossom colors as they work well with Sea Lavender.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Sea Lavender palette consists of #b0d8bb and #cdd8b0 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b9d8b0). Try Surf and Green Mist colors in combination with #cfb1d8, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.

Triadic Palette

The triadic palette of #cfb1d8 offers a combination of warm cyan and warm yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Sea Lavender. Thus Jet Stream and Akaroa giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Sea Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Sprout, Clam Shell, and Pigeon Post split by 90° on the color wheel. #cfb1d8 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, warm red, warm green and cool cyan shades that work together well.

Tetradic Palette

The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Sea Lavender tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#b9d8b0) and two others. The Akaroa is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigeon Post – 120° from the complementary Sprout. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8cfb0 and #b0b9d8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #cfb1d8 is made of 35% red, 30% green and 36% blue. In a HSL mode Sea Lavender has a hue angle of 286.15°, a saturation of 33.33% and a lightness of 77.06%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #cfb1d8 is made of 3.53% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black ink.

HEX #cfb1d8
RGB Decimal rgb(207,177,216)
RGB Percentage 35%, 30%, 36%
CMYK 3.53, 15.3, 0, 15.29
HSL hsl(286.15,33.33%,77.06%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(286.15,18.06%,84.71%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.8647,17.7605,-15.6243)
XYZ xyz(53.8489,49.6675,71.7144)
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