First Lilac Color

#e7d6ed

First Lilac 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 #182912
Complementary Color #dcecd6
Color Shade: violet (284.35° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 88.43% (better contrasting with black)
First Lilac Color Sample
First Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #e7d6ed

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to First Lilac Color. The Plum Cake color for instance is a darker and a bit more faded option, however this color has a warm blue bias. Consider a darker and more soft alternative called Glittering Gemstone (#dec0e2) for more calm effect. Try Sky Blue Pink as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#dcecd6 is the best complementary color to First Lilac. Yellow green shades generally complement the violet hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #e7d6ed complementary color is Zanah, 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 #dbd6ec and #ecd6e7. Thus found on the left and right of #e7d6ed on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Snuff and Prim colors as they work well with First Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary First Lilac palette consists of #d6ecdb and #e7ecd6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#dcecd6). Try Zanah and Kidnapper colors in combination with #e7d6ed, 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 #e7d6ed 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 First Lilac. Thus Swans Down and White Rock giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of First Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Zanah, Bizarre, and Botticelli split by 90° on the color wheel. #e7d6ed 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. First Lilac tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#dcecd6) and two others. The White Rock is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Periwinkle Gray – 120° from the complementary Zanah. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ece6d6 and #d6dbec.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #e7d6ed is made of 34% red, 31% green and 35% blue. In a HSL mode First Lilac has a hue angle of 284.35°, a saturation of 38.98% and a lightness of 88.43%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #e7d6ed is made of 2.35% cyan, 9.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black ink.

HEX #e7d6ed
RGB Decimal rgb(231,214,237)
RGB Percentage 34%, 31%, 35%
CMYK 2.35, 9.02, 0, 7.06
HSL hsl(284.35,38.98%,88.43%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(284.35,9.7%,92.94%)
CIE-LAB lab(87.5804,9.9324,-9.1471)
XYZ xyz(72.2876,71.1965,90.0531)
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