Lilac (CBAAE4) — 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 #CBAAE4

RGB rgb(203, 170, 228)

HSL hsl(274°, 52%, 78%)

CMYK C:11% M:25% Y:0% K:11%

Luminance 0.4783

WCAG Accessibility

On white 2.02:1

Aa — #CBAAE4

Secondary text

✗ AA ✗ AAA ✗ AA Large

On black 10.41:1

Aa — #CBAAE4

Secondary text

✓ AA ✓ AAA ✓ AA Large

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All harmonies

Complementary

#CBAAE4 #C3E4AA

Analogous

#AEAAE4 #CBAAE4 #E4AAE0

Triadic

#CBAAE4 #E4CBAA #AAE4CB

Split-comp.

#CBAAE4 #E0E4AA #AAE4AE

Tetradic

#CBAAE4 #E4AEAA #C3E4AA #AAE0E4

Monochromatic

#66388A #9A67C1 #CAAFDE #E2D4ED #FFFFFF

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