Lilac (B493BD) — 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 #B493BD

RGB rgb(180, 147, 189)

HSL hsl(287°, 24%, 66%)

CMYK C:5% M:22% Y:0% K:26%

Luminance 0.349

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.68:1

Aa — #B493BD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.85:1

Aa — #B493BD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B493BD #9DBD93

Analogous

#9F93BD #B493BD #BD93B1

Triadic

#B493BD #BDB493 #93BDB4

Split-comp.

#B493BD #B1BD93 #93BD9F

Tetradic

#B493BD #BD9F93 #9DBD93 #93B1BD

Monochromatic

#48394C #7F6586 #AF9CB4 #C7B9CA #EAE5EB

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