Lilac (C5B8D6) — 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 #C5B8D6

RGB rgb(197, 184, 214)

HSL hsl(266°, 27%, 78%)

CMYK C:8% M:14% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.5185

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.87:1

Aa — #C5B8D6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.2:1

Aa — #C5B8D6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B8D6 #C9D6B8

Analogous

#B8BAD6 #C5B8D6 #D4B8D6

Triadic

#C5B8D6 #D6C5B8 #B8D6C5

Split-comp.

#C5B8D6 #D6D4B8 #BAD6B8

Tetradic

#C5B8D6 #D6B8BA #C9D6B8 #B8D6D4

Monochromatic

#5F5071 #9182A6 #C6BDD0 #E0DBE6 #FFFFFF

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