Lilac Mauve Color

#d6d0d6

Lilac Mauve is pale, cool-toned shade of cool magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with warm green, cool cyan or warm yellow

Inverse Color #292f29
Complementary Color #cfd6cf
Color Shade: cool magenta (300° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 82.75% (better contrasting with black)
Lilac Mauve Color Sample
Lilac Mauve Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d6d0d6

If you're looking for a similar cool magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Mauve Color. The Tender Touch color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a violet bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Fragrant Snowbell (#d5c5d4) for more energetic effect. Try Amethyst Cream as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#cfd6cf is the best complementary color to Lilac Mauve. 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 #d6d0d6 complementary color is Tasman, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of violet, cool magenta, and warm magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Lola are #d3cfd6 and #d6cfd3. Thus found on the left and right of #d6d0d6 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Gray Suit and Bon Jour colors as they work well with Lilac Mauve.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Lilac Mauve palette consists of #cfd6d3 and #d3d6cf colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#cfd6cf). Try Conch and Celeste colors in combination with #d6d0d6, 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 #d6d0d6 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 Lilac Mauve. Thus Tiara and Quill Gray giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Lilac Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Tasman, Timberwolf, and Iron split by 90° on the color wheel. #d6d0d6 square combo is a palette of cool magenta, orange, 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. Lilac Mauve tetradic combo consists of warm green complementary color (#cfd6cf) and two others. The Quill Gray 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 #d6d6cf and #cfcfd6.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d6d0d6 is made of 34% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Mauve has a hue angle of 300°, a saturation of 6.82% and a lightness of 82.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d6d0d6 is made of 0% cyan, 2.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black ink.

HEX #d6d0d6
RGB Decimal rgb(214,208,214)
RGB Percentage 34%, 33%, 34%
CMYK 0, 2.35, 0, 16.08
HSL hsl(300,6.82%,82.75%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(300,2.8%,83.92%)
CIE-LAB lab(84.1025,3.1442,-2.2407)
XYZ xyz(62.425,64.2629,72.7322)
;