Dusky Lilac Color

#d6cbda

Dusky Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or orange

Inverse Color #293425
Complementary Color #cedacb
Color Shade: violet (284° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.55% (better contrasting with black)
Dusky Lilac Color Sample
Dusky Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6cbda

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Dusky Lilac Color. The Feathery Lilac color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Pixie Wing (#e9e6eb) for more calm effect. Try Purple Chalk as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#cedacb is the best complementary color to Dusky Lilac. Warm green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d6cbda complementary color is Tasman, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Gray Suit are #cecbda and #dacbd6. Thus found on the left and right of #d6cbda on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Lola colors as they work well with Dusky Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Dusky Lilac palette consists of #cbdace and #d6dacb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cedacb). Try Tasman and Moon Mist colors in combination with #d6cbda, 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 #d6cbda 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 Dusky Lilac. Thus Nebula and Westar giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Dusky Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Swirl, and Geyser split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6cbda square combo is a palette of violet, mid 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. Dusky Lilac tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#cedacb) and two others. The Westar is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Ghost – 120° from the complementary Tasman. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #dad6cb and #cbceda.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6cbda is made of 34% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Dusky Lilac has a hue angle of 284°, a saturation of 16.85% and a lightness of 82.55%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6cbda is made of 1.57% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black ink.

HEX #d6cbda
RGB Decimal rgb(214,203,218)
RGB Percentage 34%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 1.57, 5.88, 0, 14.51
HSL hsl(284,16.85%,82.55%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(284,6.88%,85.49%)
CIE-LAB lab(82.9506,6.5191,-6.0693)
XYZ xyz(61.7424,62.07,75.0562)
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