French Lilac is pale, cool-toned shade of mid magenta. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid green, blue cyan or mid yellow
| Inverse Color | #214826 |
| Complementary Color | #b7debc |
| Color Shade: | mid magenta (307.69° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.41% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to French Lilac Color. The Damson Plum color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool magenta bias. Consider a lighter and more saturated alternative called Infatuation (#f0d5ea) for more energetic effect. Try Pastel Violet as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#b7debc is the best complementary color to French Lilac. Mid green shades generally complement the mid magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #deb7d9 complementary color is Moss Green, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of violet, mid magenta, and red magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Melanie are #cfb7de and #deb7c5. Thus found on the left and right of #deb7d9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Prelude and Blossom colors as they work well with French Lilac.
The split-complementary French Lilac palette consists of #b7decf and #c5deb7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#b7debc). Try Edgewater and Sprout colors in combination with #deb7d9, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #deb7d9 offers a combination of mid cyan and mid yellow shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Lilac. Thus Ziggurat and Beryl Green giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Moss Green, Bone, and Pigeon Post split by 90° on the color wheel. #deb7d9 square combo is a palette of mid magenta, orange, mid green and blue cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Lilac tetradic combo consists of mid green complementary color (#b7debc) and two others. The Beryl Green is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Pigeon Post – 120° from the complementary Moss Green. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d8deb7 and #bcb7de.
In a RGB color space, hex #deb7d9 is made of 36% red, 29% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode French Lilac has a hue angle of 307.69°, a saturation of 37.14% and a lightness of 79.41%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #deb7d9 is made of 0% cyan, 15.3% magenta, 1.96% yellow and 12.94% black ink.
| HEX | #deb7d9 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(222,183,217) |
| RGB Percentage | 36%, 29%, 35% |
| CMYK | 0, 15.3, 1.96, 12.94 |
| HSL | hsl(307.69,37.14%,79.41%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(307.69,17.57%,87.06%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.6981,19.7385,-11.7784) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.5821,54.4063,73.0068) |