Lilac Murmur is pale, cool-toned shade of cool blue. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #1a1915 |
| Complementary Color | #e9e8e5 |
| Color Shade: | cool blue (228° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 90.78% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar cool blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Lilac Murmur Color. The Multnomah Falls color for instance is a darker and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a blue cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Pale Shale (#cacfdc) for more energetic effect. Try Post Apocalyptic Cloud as it also a bit more vibrant and energetic.
#e9e8e5 is the best complementary color to Lilac Murmur. Orange shades generally complement the cool blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e5e6ea complementary color is Cararra, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, cool blue, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Athens Gray are #e5e8e9 and #e6e5e9. Thus found on the left and right of #e5e6ea on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Porcelain and Mischka colors as they work well with Lilac Murmur.
The split-complementary Lilac Murmur palette consists of #e8e9e5 and #e9e6e5 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e9e8e5). Try Cararra and Ebb colors in combination with #e5e6ea, 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 #e5e6ea offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Lilac Murmur. Thus Gray Nurse and Bon Jour giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Lilac Murmur contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Cararra, Bon Jour, and Gray Nurse split by 90° on the color wheel. #e5e6ea square combo is a palette of cool blue, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Lilac Murmur tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e9e8e5) and two others. The Bon Jour is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Black Haze – 120° from the complementary Cararra. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e9e5e6 and #e5e9e8.
In a RGB color space, hex #e5e6ea is made of 33% red, 33% green and 34% blue. In a HSL mode Lilac Murmur has a hue angle of 228°, a saturation of 10.64% and a lightness of 90.78%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e5e6ea is made of 1.96% cyan, 1.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black ink.
| HEX | #e5e6ea |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(229,230,234) |
| RGB Percentage | 33%, 33%, 34% |
| CMYK | 1.96, 1.56, 0, 8.24 |
| HSL | hsl(228,10.64%,90.78%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(228,2.14%,91.76%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(91.3212,0.3918,-2.068) |
| XYZ | xyz(75.4612,79.1922,89.1503) |