Lilac (AE9BB5) — 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 #AE9BB5

RGB rgb(174, 155, 181)

HSL hsl(284°, 15%, 66%)

CMYK C:4% M:14% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.3649

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.57:1

Aa — #AE9BB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.16:1

Aa — #AE9BB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AE9BB5 #A2B59B

Analogous

#A19BB5 #AE9BB5 #B59BAF

Triadic

#AE9BB5 #B5AE9B #9BB5AE

Split-comp.

#AE9BB5 #AFB59B #9BB5A1

Tetradic

#AE9BB5 #B5A19B #A2B59B #9BAFB5

Monochromatic

#443F46 #786F7B #AAA4AD #C3BFC5 #E9E7E9

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