Lilac (AB87C2) — 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 #AB87C2

RGB rgb(171, 135, 194)

HSL hsl(277°, 33%, 65%)

CMYK C:12% M:30% Y:0% K:24%

Luminance 0.3043

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.01:1

Aa — #AB87C2

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.98:1

Aa — #AB87C2

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#AB87C2 #9FC388

Analogous

#8F88C3 #AB87C2 #C388BC

Triadic

#AB87C2 #C3AD88 #88C3AD

Split-comp.

#AB87C2 #BCC388 #88C38F

Tetradic

#AB87C2 #C38F88 #9FC388 #88BCC3

Monochromatic

#43314E #79588D #AB91BA #C3B1CE #E7E0EB

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