Lilac (B488C8) — 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 #B488C8

RGB rgb(180, 136, 200)

HSL hsl(281°, 37%, 66%)

CMYK C:10% M:32% Y:0% K:22%

Luminance 0.3205

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.88:1

Aa — #B488C8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.3:1

Aa — #B488C8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B488C8 #9DC888

Analogous

#9488C8 #B488C8 #C888BD

Triadic

#B488C8 #C8B488 #88C8B4

Split-comp.

#B488C8 #BDC888 #88C894

Tetradic

#B488C8 #C89488 #9DC888 #88BDC8

Monochromatic

#493054 #815695 #B191C0 #C8B1D2 #EAE2EE

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