Awakened Color

#e3dae9

Awakened is pale, cool-toned shade of violet. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with yellow green, mid cyan or orange

Inverse Color #1c2516
Complementary Color #e0e8da
Color Shade: violet (276° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
Awakened Color Sample
Awakened Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e3dae9

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Awakened Color. The Perspective color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Plum Cake (#d1bfdc) for more energetic effect. Try Petite Purple as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.

Complementary Palette

#e0e8da is the best complementary color to Awakened. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e3dae9 complementary color is Periglacial Blue, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.

Analogous Palette

The analogous palette of mid blue, violet, and mid magenta colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Snuff are #dbdae8 and #e8dae7. Thus found on the left and right of #e3dae9 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Mischka and Twilight colors as they work well with Awakened.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Awakened palette consists of #dae8db and #e7e8da colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0e8da). Try Surf Crest and Periglacial Blue colors in combination with #e3dae9, 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 #e3dae9 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 Awakened. Thus Paris White and Satin Linen giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Awakened contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Periglacial Blue, Wafer, and Mystic split by 90° on the color wheel. #e3dae9 square combo is a palette of violet, mid red, yellow green and mid 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. Awakened tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#e0e8da) and two others. The Satin Linen is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Mystic – 120° from the complementary Periglacial Blue. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e8e3da and #dae0e8.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e3dae9 is made of 33% red, 32% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Awakened has a hue angle of 276°, a saturation of 25.42% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e3dae9 is made of 2.35% cyan, 5.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black ink.

HEX #e3dae9
RGB Decimal rgb(227,218,233)
RGB Percentage 33%, 32%, 34%
CMYK 2.35, 5.88, 0, 8.63
HSL hsl(276,25.42%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(276,6.44%,91.37%)
CIE-LAB lab(88.1401,5.767,-6.2426)
XYZ xyz(71.4579,72.3569,87.2908)
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