Lilac (C5B0DD) — 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 #C5B0DD

RGB rgb(197, 176, 221)

HSL hsl(268°, 40%, 78%)

CMYK C:11% M:20% Y:0% K:13%

Luminance 0.4896

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.98:1

Aa — #C5B0DD

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.63:1

Aa — #C5B0DD

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C5B0DD #C8DDB0

Analogous

#B0B2DD #C5B0DD #DCB0DD

Triadic

#C5B0DD #DDC5B0 #B0DDC5

Split-comp.

#C5B0DD #DDDCB0 #B2DDB0

Tetradic

#C5B0DD #DDB0B2 #C8DDB0 #B0DDDC

Monochromatic

#5F447E #9274B4 #C6B6D8 #E0D7EA #FFFFFF

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