Lilac (C3AEE0) — 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 #C3AEE0

RGB rgb(195, 174, 224)

HSL hsl(265°, 45%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:22% Y:0% K:12%

Luminance 0.4806

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.01:1

Aa — #C3AEE0

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.45:1

Aa — #C3AEE0

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C3AEE0 #CBE0AE

Analogous

#AEB2E0 #C3AEE0 #DCAEE0

Triadic

#C3AEE0 #E0C3AE #AEE0C3

Split-comp.

#C3AEE0 #E0DCAE #B2E0AE

Tetradic

#C3AEE0 #E0AEB2 #CBE0AE #AEE0DC

Monochromatic

#5B3F83 #8E6EB9 #C4B3DB #DFD6EB #FFFFFF

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