Fresh Heather Color

#d1c1dd

Fresh Heather is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #2e3e22
Complementary Color #cdddc1
Color Shade: violet (274.29° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 81.18% (better contrasting with black)
Fresh Heather Color Sample
Fresh Heather Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d1c1dd

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Fresh Heather Color. The Pink Champagne color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glass Violet (#b7a2cc) for more calm effect. Try Lucius Lilac as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cdddc1 is the best complementary color to Fresh Heather. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d1c1dd complementary color is Pixie Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lavender Gray are #c3c1dd and #ddc1db. Thus found on the left and right of #d1c1dd on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Lavender Gray and Thistle colors as they work well with Fresh Heather.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Fresh Heather palette consists of #c1ddc3 and #dbddc1 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cdddc1). Try Surf and Tana colors in combination with #d1c1dd, 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 #d1c1dd offers a combination of green cyan and orange shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Fresh Heather. Thus Edgewater and Wafer giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Fresh Heather contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Pixie Green, Wafer, and Jungle Mist split by 90° on the color wheel. #d1c1dd square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Fresh Heather tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#cdddc1) and two others. The Wafer is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Casper – 120° from the complementary Pixie Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ddd1c1 and #c1cddd.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d1c1dd is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode Fresh Heather has a hue angle of 274.29°, a saturation of 29.17% and a lightness of 81.18%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d1c1dd is made of 4.71% cyan, 10.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black ink.

HEX #d1c1dd
RGB Decimal rgb(209,193,221)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 4.71, 10.98, 0, 13.33
HSL hsl(274.29,29.17%,81.18%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(274.29,12.67%,86.67%)
CIE-LAB lab(80.1322,10.7461,-11.9099)
XYZ xyz(58.4156,56.9157,76.3136)
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