Lilac (B196BB) — 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 #B196BB

RGB rgb(177, 150, 187)

HSL hsl(284°, 21%, 66%)

CMYK C:5% M:20% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3543

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.64:1

Aa — #B196BB

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.95:1

Aa — #B196BB

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B196BB #A0BB96

Analogous

#9F96BB #B196BB #BB96B2

Triadic

#B196BB #BBB196 #96BBB1

Split-comp.

#B196BB #B2BB96 #96BB9F

Tetradic

#B196BB #BB9F96 #A0BB96 #96B2BB

Monochromatic

#463B4A #7B6882 #AD9FB2 #C5BBC9 #E9E6EB

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