Lilac (BB85CC) — 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 #BB85CC

RGB rgb(187, 133, 204)

HSL hsl(286°, 41%, 66%)

CMYK C:8% M:35% Y:0% K:20%

Luminance 0.3225

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.86:1

Aa — #BB85CC

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.34:1

Aa — #BB85CC

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#BB85CC #95CC85

Analogous

#9885CC #BB85CC #CC85B9

Triadic

#BB85CC #CCBB85 #85CCBB

Split-comp.

#BB85CC #B9CC85 #85CC98

Tetradic

#BB85CC #CC9885 #95CC85 #85B9CC

Monochromatic

#4D2E57 #89519A #B78DC3 #CCAFD5 #ECE1EF

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