Lilac (C38CC5) — 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 #C38CC5

RGB rgb(195, 140, 197)

HSL hsl(298°, 33%, 66%)

CMYK C:1% M:29% Y:0% K:23%

Luminance 0.35

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.67:1

Aa — #C38CC5

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 7.88:1

Aa — #C38CC5

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C38CC5 #8EC58C

Analogous

#A68CC5 #C38CC5 #C58CAA

Triadic

#C38CC5 #C5C38C #8CC5C3

Split-comp.

#C38CC5 #AAC58C #8CC5A6

Tetradic

#C38CC5 #C5A68C #8EC58C #8CAAC5

Monochromatic

#513352 #8E5A90 #BB94BC #CFB4D0 #EDE3ED

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