Lilac (B397BA) — 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 #B397BA

RGB rgb(179, 151, 186)

HSL hsl(288°, 20%, 66%)

CMYK C:4% M:19% Y:0% K:27%

Luminance 0.3595

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.61:1

Aa — #B397BA

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 8.05:1

Aa — #B397BA

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B397BA #9EBA97

Analogous

#A197BA #B397BA #BA97AF

Triadic

#B397BA #BAB397 #97BAB3

Split-comp.

#B397BA #AFBA97 #97BAA1

Tetradic

#B397BA #BAA197 #9EBA97 #97AFBA

Monochromatic

#463C49 #7C6A81 #AEA0B1 #C5BCC8 #E9E6EA

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