Lilac (B38CC5) — 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 #B38CC5

RGB rgb(179, 140, 197)

HSL hsl(281°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:9% M:29% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.3297

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.81:1

Aa — #B38CC5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.47:1

Aa — #B38CC5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B38CC5 #9EC58C

Analogous

#968CC5 #B38CC5 #C58CBA

Triadic

#B38CC5 #C5B38C #8CC5B3

Split-comp.

#B38CC5 #BAC58C #8CC596

Tetradic

#B38CC5 #C5968C #9EC58C #8CBAC5

Monochromatic

#483352 #7F5A90 #B094BC #C7B4D0 #EAE3ED

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