Lilac (C9B6D8) — 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 #C9B6D8

RGB rgb(201, 182, 216)

HSL hsl(274°, 30%, 78%)

CMYK C:7% M:16% Y:0% K:15%

Luminance 0.5166

WCAG Accessibility

On white 1.88:1

Aa — #C9B6D8

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 11.17:1

Aa — #C9B6D8

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#C9B6D8 #C5D8B6

Analogous

#B8B6D8 #C9B6D8 #D8B6D5

Triadic

#C9B6D8 #D8C9B6 #B6D8C9

Split-comp.

#C9B6D8 #D5D8B6 #B6D8B8

Tetradic

#C9B6D8 #D8B8B6 #C5D8B6 #B6D5D8

Monochromatic

#634E74 #977EA9 #C8BCD2 #E1DAE7 #FFFFFF

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