Lilac (B49BB5) — 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 #B49BB5

RGB rgb(180, 155, 181)

HSL hsl(298°, 15%, 66%)

CMYK C:1% M:14% Y:0% K:29%

Luminance 0.372

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.53:1

Aa — #B49BB5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.3:1

Aa — #B49BB5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B49BB5 #9CB59B

Analogous

#A79BB5 #B49BB5 #B59BA9

Triadic

#B49BB5 #B5B49B #9BB5B4

Split-comp.

#B49BB5 #A9B59B #9BB5A7

Tetradic

#B49BB5 #B5A79B #9CB59B #9BA9B5

Monochromatic

#453F46 #7B6F7B #ACA4AD #C5BFC5 #E9E7E9

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