Lilac (C5B4D9) — 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 #C5B4D9

RGB rgb(197, 180, 217)

HSL hsl(268°, 33%, 78%)

CMYK C:9% M:17% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5035

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.93:1

Aa — #C5B4D9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.9:1

Aa — #C5B4D9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B4D9 #C8D9B4

Analogous

#B4B6D9 #C5B4D9 #D8B4D9

Triadic

#C5B4D9 #D9C6B4 #B4D9C6

Split-comp.

#C5B4D9 #D9D8B4 #B6D9B4

Tetradic

#C5B4D9 #D9B4B6 #C8D9B4 #B4D9D8

Monochromatic

#5F4B77 #927BAD #C6BAD4 #E0D9E7 #FFFFFF

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