Lilac (B38EC2) — 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 #B38EC2

RGB rgb(179, 142, 194)

HSL hsl(283°, 30%, 66%)

CMYK C:8% M:27% Y:0% K:24%

Luminance 0.3344

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.78:1

Aa — #B38EC2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.56:1

Aa — #B38EC2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B38EC2 #9DC28E

Analogous

#9A8EC2 #B38EC2 #C28EB7

Triadic

#B38EC2 #C2B48E #8EC2B4

Split-comp.

#B38EC2 #B7C28E #8EC29A

Tetradic

#B38EC2 #C29A8E #9DC28E #8EB7C2

Monochromatic

#483550 #7F5E8D #B097BA #C7B6CE #EAE3ED

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