Lilac (B97CD5) — 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 #B97CD5

RGB rgb(185, 124, 213)

HSL hsl(281°, 51%, 66%)

CMYK C:13% M:42% Y:0% K:16%

Luminance 0.2999

WCAG Accessibility

On white 3.04:1

Aa — #B97CD5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

On black 6.91:1

Aa — #B97CD5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✗ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#B97CD5 #98D57C

Analogous

#8C7CD5 #B97CD5 #D57CC4

Triadic

#B97CD5 #D5B97C #7CD5B9

Split-comp.

#B97CD5 #C4D57C #7CD58C

Tetradic

#B97CD5 #D58C7C #98D57C #7CC4D5

Monochromatic

#4C275D #8745A5 #B585CC #CBA9DB #ECDFF1

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