Lilac (AD97BA) — Shades, Harmonies, Palettes, CSS Code

"Lilac"

Pastel · Spring

🧠 Psychology

Color of mystery and creativity. Evokes luxury, spirituality and originality.

✨ Uses

Luxury, beauty, spirituality, creative tech, gaming.

Tip

Lilac pairs ideally with #1C1B18 (dark text) and a neutral background for a modern, readable result.

Values

HEX #AD97BA

RGB rgb(173, 151, 186)

HSL hsl(278°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:7% M:19% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3524

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.65:1

Aa — #AD97BA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.91:1

Aa — #AD97BA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AD97BA #A4BA97

Analogous

#9C97BA #AD97BA #BA97B5

Triadic

#AD97BA #BAAD97 #97BAAD

Split-comp.

#AD97BA #B5BA97 #97BA9C

Tetradic

#AD97BA #BA9C97 #A4BA97 #97B5BA

Monochromatic

#443C49 #786A81 #ABA0B1 #C3BCC8 #E9E6EA

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