French Lavender is pale, warm-toned shade of red magenta. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with green cyan, mid blue or yellow green
| Inverse Color | #20362e |
| Complementary Color | #c9ded7 |
| Color Shade: | red magenta (338.18° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | warm |
| Lightness: | 83.14% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar red magenta shade, there are some better alternatives to French Lavender Color. The Fresh Pink Lemonade color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm magenta bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Fragrant Lilac (#ceadbe) for more calm effect. Try Lavender Pearl as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#c9ded7 is the best complementary color to French Lavender. Green cyan shades generally complement the red magenta hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #dfc9d1 complementary color is Paris White, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid magenta, red magenta, and mid red colors offers a soft combination of similar warm shades. The analogous colors of Twilight are #dec9db and #decbc9. Thus found on the left and right of #dfc9d1 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Maverick and Wafer colors as they work well with French Lavender.
The split-complementary French Lavender palette consists of #c9dbde and #c9decb colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#c9ded7). Try Geyser and Sea Mist colors in combination with #dfc9d1, 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 #dfc9d1 offers a combination of blue cyan and yellow green shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the French Lavender. Thus Blue Haze and Periglacial Blue giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of French Lavender contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Paris White, Moon Mist, and Blue Haze split by 90° on the color wheel. #dfc9d1 square combo is a palette of red magenta, mid yellow, green cyan and mid blue shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. French Lavender tetradic combo consists of green cyan complementary color (#c9ded7) and two others. The Periglacial Blue is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Blue Haze – 120° from the complementary Paris White. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #d1dec9 and #d6c9de.
In a RGB color space, hex #dfc9d1 is made of 35% red, 32% green and 33% blue. In a HSL mode French Lavender has a hue angle of 338.18°, a saturation of 25.58% and a lightness of 83.14%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #dfc9d1 is made of 0% cyan, 8.63% magenta, 5.49% yellow and 12.55% black ink.
| HEX | #dfc9d1 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(223,201,209) |
| RGB Percentage | 35%, 32%, 33% |
| CMYK | 0, 8.63, 5.49, 12.55 |
| HSL | hsl(338.18,25.58%,83.14%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(338.18,9.87%,87.45%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(82.9478,9.0513,-1.18) |
| XYZ | xyz(62.8267,62.0647,68.99) |