Lilac (C5BDD0) — 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 #C5BDD0

RGB rgb(197, 189, 208)

HSL hsl(265°, 17%, 78%)

CMYK C:5% M:9% Y:0% K:18%

Luminance 0.5367

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.82:1

Aa — #C5BDD0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.56:1

Aa — #C5BDD0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5BDD0 #C8D0BD

Analogous

#BDBFD0 #C5BDD0 #CFBDD0

Triadic

#C5BDD0 #D0C5BD #BDD0C5

Split-comp.

#C5BDD0 #D0CFBD #BFD0BD

Tetradic

#C5BDD0 #D0BDBF #C8D0BD #BDD0CF

Monochromatic

#605A68 #938C9B #C6C3CB #E0DEE3 #FFFFFF

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