Lilac (B28BC6) — 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 #B28BC6

RGB rgb(178, 139, 198)

HSL hsl(280°, 34%, 66%)

CMYK C:10% M:30% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.326

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.84:1

Aa — #B28BC6

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.4:1

Aa — #B28BC6

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B28BC6 #9EC68B

Analogous

#958BC6 #B28BC6 #C68BBC

Triadic

#B28BC6 #C6B28B #8BC6B2

Split-comp.

#B28BC6 #BCC68B #8BC695

Tetradic

#B28BC6 #C6958B #9EC68B #8BBCC6

Monochromatic

#483252 #7F5991 #AF93BD #C7B3D0 #EAE3EE

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