Lilac (CBA5E9) — 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 #CBA5E9

RGB rgb(203, 165, 233)

HSL hsl(274°, 61%, 78%)

CMYK C:13% M:29% Y:0% K:9%

Luminance 0.4624

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.08:1

Aa — #CBA5E9

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.1:1

Aa — #CBA5E9

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CBA5E9 #C2E9A5

Analogous

#A9A5E9 #CBA5E9 #E9A5E5

Triadic

#CBA5E9 #E9CBA5 #A5E9CB

Split-comp.

#CBA5E9 #E5E9A5 #A5E9A9

Tetradic

#CBA5E9 #E9A9A5 #C2E9A5 #A5E5E9

Monochromatic

#672F92 #9B5DCB #CBAAE4 #E2D1F0 #FFFFFF

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