Lilac (B38DC4) — 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 #B38DC4

RGB rgb(179, 141, 196)

HSL hsl(281°, 32%, 66%)

CMYK C:9% M:28% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.3323

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.79:1

Aa — #B38DC4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.52:1

Aa — #B38DC4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B38DC4 #9EC48D

Analogous

#978DC4 #B38DC4 #C48DBA

Triadic

#B38DC4 #C4B28D #8DC4B2

Split-comp.

#B38DC4 #BAC48D #8DC497

Tetradic

#B38DC4 #C4978D #9EC48D #8DBAC4

Monochromatic

#483451 #7F5B8F #AF95BB #C7B4CF #EAE3ED

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