Lilac (B987C9) — 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 #B987C9

RGB rgb(185, 135, 201)

HSL hsl(285°, 38%, 66%)

CMYK C:8% M:33% Y:0% K:21%

Luminance 0.3242

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.85:1

Aa — #B987C9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.37:1

Aa — #B987C9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B987C9 #98C987

Analogous

#9887C9 #B987C9 #C987B9

Triadic

#B987C9 #C9B987 #87C9B9

Split-comp.

#B987C9 #B9C987 #87C998

Tetradic

#B987C9 #C99887 #98C987 #87B9C9

Monochromatic

#4C3055 #865496 #B490C1 #CAB1D3 #EBE2EE

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