Lilac (B78CC5) — 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 #B78CC5

RGB rgb(183, 140, 197)

HSL hsl(285°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:7% M:29% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.3346

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.77:1

Aa — #B78CC5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.57:1

Aa — #B78CC5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B78CC5 #9AC58C

Analogous

#9A8CC5 #B78CC5 #C58CB7

Triadic

#B78CC5 #C5B78C #8CC5B7

Split-comp.

#B78CC5 #B7C58C #8CC59A

Tetradic

#B78CC5 #C59A8C #9AC58C #8CB7C5

Monochromatic

#4A3352 #835A90 #B294BC #C9B4D0 #EBE3ED

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