Aquarelle Lilac Color

#edc8ff

Aquarelle 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 #123700
Complementary Color #daffc7
Color Shade: violet (280.36° hue)
Color Temperature: cool
Lightness: 89.22% (better contrasting with black)
Aquarelle Lilac Color Sample
Aquarelle Lilac Color Sample

Better Alternatives To #edc8ff

If you're looking for a similar violet shade, there are some better alternatives to Aquarelle Lilac Color. The Electric Lavender 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 Euphoria (#eebbff) for more calm effect. Try Brilliant Lavender as it also a bit more faded and calm.

Complementary Palette

#daffc7 is the best complementary color to Aquarelle 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 #edc8ff complementary color is Snow Flurry, 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 Mauve are #d1c7ff and #ffc7f5. Thus found on the left and right of #edc8ff on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Fog and Pink Lace colors as they work well with Aquarelle Lilac.

Split-complementary Palette

The split-complementary Aquarelle Lilac palette consists of #c7ffd1 and #f5ffc7 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#daffc7). Try Snowy Mint and Chiffon colors in combination with #edc8ff, 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 #edc8ff 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 Aquarelle Lilac. Thus Aero Blue and Sandy Beach giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.

Square Palette

The square color palette of Aquarelle Lilac contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Snow Flurry, Tuft Bush, and Onahau split by 90° on the color wheel. #edc8ff 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. Aquarelle Lilac tetradic combo consists of yellow green complementary color (#daffc7) and two others. The Sandy Beach is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Periwinkle – 120° from the complementary Snow Flurry. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #ffedc7 and #c7d9ff.

Conversion Table

In a RGB color space, hex #edc8ff is made of 34% red, 29% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Aquarelle Lilac has a hue angle of 280.36°, a saturation of 100% and a lightness of 89.22%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #edc8ff is made of 7.06% cyan, 21.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black ink.

HEX #edc8ff
RGB Decimal rgb(237,200,255)
RGB Percentage 34%, 29%, 37%
CMYK 7.06, 21.57, 0, 0
HSL hsl(280.36,100%,89.22%)
HSV (or HSB) hsv(280.36,21.57%,100%)
CIE-LAB lab(85.2676,22.7076,-22.0928)
XYZ xyz(73.6293,66.5331,103.5692)
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