Lilac (B39BBB) — 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 #B39BBB

RGB rgb(179, 155, 187)

HSL hsl(285°, 19%, 67%)

CMYK C:4% M:17% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3733

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.52:1

Aa — #B39BBB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.32:1

Aa — #B39BBB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B39BBB #A3BB9B

Analogous

#A39BBB #B39BBB #BB9BB3

Triadic

#B39BBB #BBB39B #9BBBB3

Split-comp.

#B39BBB #B3BB9B #9BBBA3

Tetradic

#B39BBB #BBA39B #A3BB9B #9BB3BB

Monochromatic

#483F4B #7D6D83 #AFA3B2 #C7BFCA #ECE9EC

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