Pink Lavender Color

#d9afca

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

Inverse Color #265035
Complementary Color #afd8be
Color Shade: warm magenta (321.43° hue)
Color Temperature: warm
Lightness: 76.86% (better contrasting with white)
Pink Lavender Color Sample
Pink Lavender Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #d9afca

If you're looking for a similar warm magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to Pink Lavender Color. The Pressed Flower color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a mid magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Naughty Marietta (#e3ccdc) for more calm effect. Try Moonlit Mauve as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#afd8be is the best complementary color to Pink Lavender. Cool green shades generally complement the warm magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #d9afca complementary color is Surf, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of cool magenta, warm magenta, and cool red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Blossom are #d2afd8 and #d8afb4. Thus found on the left and right of #d9afca on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Light Wisteria and Blossom colors as they work well with Pink Lavender.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Pink Lavender palette consists of #afd8d3 and #b4d8af colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#afd8be). Try Sinbad and Pixie Green colors in combination with #d9afca, 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 #d9afca offers a combination of cool cyan and cool yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Pink Lavender. Thus Pigeon Post and Sprout giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Pink Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Surf, Akaroa, and Pigeon Post split by 90° on the color wheel. #d9afca square combo is a palette of warm magenta, warm yellow, cool green and cool blue 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. Pink Lavender tetradic combo consists of cool green complementary color (#afd8be) and two others. The Sprout is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Lavender Gray – 120° from the complementary Surf. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #c9d8af and #beafd8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #d9afca is made of 37% red, 29% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Pink Lavender has a hue angle of 321.43°, a saturation of 35.59% and a lightness of 76.86%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #d9afca is made of 0% cyan, 16.47% magenta, 5.88% yellow and 14.9% black ink.

HEX #d9afca
RGB Decimal rgb(217,175,202)
RGB Percentage 37%, 29%, 34%
CMYK 0, 16.47, 5.88, 14.9
HSL hsl(321.43,35.59%,76.86%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(321.43,19.35%,85.1%)
CIE-LAB lab(75.8699,19.6679,-7.896)
XYZ xyz(54.6059,49.6759,62.5875)
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